LibGuides: Citizen Science: Articles

Finding Articles

If you’re interested in doing research about citizen science, try some of the following search terms in the databases below:

citizen science
participatory science
crowd-sourced science
volunteers AND science
community involvement
community-based conservation

Databases:

Cell Press Journals This link opens in a new window Access to current and archival issues of Cell Press journals, including the flagship journal Cell, Neuron, Immunity, Molecular Cell, Developmental Cell, Cancer Cell, Current Biology, Structure, Chemistry & Biology, Cell Metabolism, and two new titles launched in 2007, Cell Host & Microbe and Cell Stem Cell.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window A database covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of open access full-text records from scholarly, government and general interest sources.
Nature.com This link opens in a new window A collection of journals including "Nature"—the leading international weekly journal of science first published in 1869—as well as selective subject-specific subscription journals including "Nature Genetics" and "Nature Physics" and broad open-access journals such as "Nature Communications and Scientific Reports,"
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Full text of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, and selected additional publishers from 1995 to present, and enables searching of abstracts of articles from more than 3,000 journals.
Science Journals Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Coverage dates back to 1986 and featuring over 1,145 titles—with more than 965 available in full text. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature.
SciFinder This link opens in a new window Login with your personal username and password to search SciFinder. First Time Users must register before logging in: First time users

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice You can also try browsing articles in this peer-reviewed journal published by the Citizen Science Association.
Zooniverse Publications The work citizen scientists do often leads to publications. Zooniverse links to the articles written using data from their projects.
All Natural & Environmental Sciences Databases