Monitoring Citizen Science Performance: Methodological Guidelines
Monitoring Citizen Science Performance: Methodological Guidelines

Summary/Abstract: This research paper aims to co-design a theoretical framework and methodological guidelines to monitor theperformance, outcomes, and impact of Citizen Science projects. Hence, the proposed methodology com-bines the previous research efforts on the engagement of external stakeholders into a composite monitoringtool, which allows measuring and comparing CS project progress towards defined objectives. The develop-ment of methodology adopted a pragmatic mixed-method research design. Firstly, analysis of the theoreticalsources and available monitoring tools provided the basis for a conceptual framework and identification ofmeasurement indicators. The rationale of the conceptual framework was based on the co-creation workshopand stakeholders` interviews. In addition, the aggregation of indicators during the expert Focus group re-search resulted in a meaningful design of the composite CS Performance Index. The designed methodologyis a part of the three-year Horizon 2020 “Science with and for Society” project INCENTIVE (Grant AgreementNo. 101005330) that brings on board four Research Performing and Funding Organizations: the University ofTwente, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Vilnius Gedi-minas Technical University. Methodological guidelines set the structure for applying the monitoring in fournational CS Hubs and support their coordination. In particular, the values of the indicators could be comparedwith the targets set, with the respective values of other Citizen Science Hubs, or to worldwide trends.

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