An infographic titled "Figure 3. ECSA Characteristics structured in five key areas." The graphic displays five colored boxes arranged in a circle, each representing a category of citizen science characteristics: 1. Core Concepts (e.g., ethics, roles, and research framing); 2. Disciplinary Aspects (e.g., methodological practices in arts, humanities, and medical sciences); 3. Leadership & participation (e.g., degree of engagement, volunteerism, and decision making); 4. Financial Aspects (e.g., funding and incentives); and 5. Data & Knowledge (e.g., data quality, ownership, and collection tools). Full citation for Fraisl et al. (2026) is included at the bottom.

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Dilek Fraisl et al latest work, aknowledging our project CROPS, moves beyond universal definitions to a "characteristics" toolkit for the #OpenScience community.

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Growing citizen science- CROPS Qs CROPS is a project funded by the European Union (GA 101131696) aspiring to support the transition of citizen science from small-scale to a Europe-wide level, moving it towards a modern, open-science ...

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Ideas For Change designs disruptive businesses, new tourism realities, positive impact narratives, and new data-based systems.

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