The Citizen Science Approach for Expanding the Research on Insects

Dear Colleagues,

Citizen science is the active engagement of citizens in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data for scientific purposes. It has a multisectoral nature: while it can increase scientific knowledge, citizen science plays a role at a social, educational, and political level, contributing to raising public awareness and leading to the adoption of more sustainable behaviors.

In the field of insect biology, this methodological approach can provide promising results in many areas, for example, the conservation and monitoring of species, biodiversity assessments, physiology, ecology, behavior, pest management, parasitology, sustainable development.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect recent contributions of citizen science research applied to insects and other arthropods, including:

• Research papers based on biological data and/or analyses of the human dimension;
• Review papers;
• Methodological studies (new tools developed, apps, and services);
• Good practices, guidelines, and/or lessons learned from citizen science projects or initiatives.

We invite you to join this Special Issue, which is the first attempt to gather and share citizen science studies based on insects and other arthropods.

Dr. Cristina Castracani
Dr. Alessandro Campanaro
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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