Scoping Review of Technology Use in Animal-Related Citizen Science Projects

153 studies were included in a scoping review analyzing the challenges and opportunities of digital technology use for coordinators of animal-related citizen science projects. The review, conducted by Sangita Ganesh and following the PRISMA framework, was published on figshare in May 2026. It synthesizes findings on technology types, decision-making processes, and reported benefits and challenges.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the prevalence of different technology types (e.g., social media, mobile apps) in citizen science based on the reported statistics.
• Identifying common challenges in technology adoption for project coordination, such as data quality issues or accessibility barriers.
• Studying the reported benefits of technology, like customization capabilities and low-cost group organization.
• Investigating the geographic and community context gaps, particularly the under-representation of Global South perspectives.

Strengths

• The review is based on a systematic analysis of 153 studies, providing a substantial evidence base.
• Findings include specific statistics, such as social media being the most common technology (52% of studies).
• The work follows the PRISMA framework for scoping reviews, suggesting a structured methodology.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 578.9 KB PDF; the underlying extracted data (e.g., coded themes, full study list) is not provided in a machine-readable format.
• Row count and column-level documentation for the extracted review data are unknown.
• The geographic and temporal coverage of the underlying 153 studies is not specified, limiting assessment of bias.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sangita Ganesh.

Collection Method

Scoping review following PRISMA, with searches across Web of Science, Proquest, and Scopus.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 05:42:38.