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the operation mechanism of citizen science projects on the basis of the actor network theory, in
which the relationship and impact between the actors will be fully examined.
In this paper, we conduct a qualitative interview via a formal protocol. 46 participants who had
experience with citizen science projects have been involved in this empirical study. According to
the interview data, we identify the actors in the network of citizen science operation mechanism,
including the human actors and non-human actors. The human actors include organizations (e.g.,
scientific research institutions/teams, the third party managerial organizations, and citizen science
platforms) and individuals (e.g., general public, researchers, project organizers, task designers,
data scientists, platform developers and designers). The non-human actors include materials
(e.g., training resources, smart ICT devices, internet, and scientific research equipment) and
consciousnesses (e.g., knowledge, skills and experience). Then, according to the four steps of
translation, we analyze the operation mechanism of citizen science projects accordingly. In the
problematization stage, we analyze the relationships between the actors and identify the third party
managerial institutions as the core actors. In the interessement stage, we analyze the barriers and
benefits during the operation process. The results show that the existing barriers mainly result from
the cognitive variance of the actors, the difficulty of task design, the lack of rules and regulations,
the insufficient of technical support, the lack of coordination, and the cost constraint. The benefits
of the actors include reputation, self-enhancement and value achievement. In the enrollment stage,
we clarify the key responsibilities that core actors need to undertake. The findings show that, the
core actors need to understand the obstacles and benefits clearly and set feasible goals, assigning
tasks to the actors on the basis of the operation mechanism of citizen science projects. In the
mobilization stage, given that the existing problems, the study provides some practical implications
for the operation mechanism of citizen science projects, such as appropriate participants training,
task design and data management. In this line, the power of actors can be fully exerted, which may
further facilitate the success of citizen science projects.
Theoretically, this paper systematically investigates the actors that involved in citizen science projects,
and explores the operation mechanism of citizen science projects empirically, which may further enrich
our understanding on the managerial issues of citizen science research. Practically, this paper can
provide important guidance for the operation and design of citizen science projects in various domains.

Using the non-parameter index Bcp to identify Sleeping Beauty literature and
exploring the changing law of its authors’ dynamic h index

LI He, XIE Mengfan〇, YUAN Cuimin & YU Lu
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The study of the identification of Sleeping Beauty literature and the dynamic law of the author’s h

* Correspondence should be addressed to XIE Mengfan, Email: xmf1226@163.com, ORCID: 0000-0002-0670-8160