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Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia

Year: 2010

Type: editorial

Abstract: Wikipedia is the world’s most successful online encyclopedia, now containing over 3.3 million English language articles. It is probably the largest collection of knowledge ever assembled, and is certainly the most widely accessible. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone with Internet access that chooses to, but does it provide reliable information? A 2005 study by Nature found that a selection of Wikipedia articles on scientific subjects were comparable to a professionally edited encyclopedia [1], suggesting a community of volunteers can generate and sustain surprisingly accurate content.

Source: PLoS Computational Biology

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000941

Authors: Darren W. Logan, Massimo Sandal, Paul P. Gardner, Magnus Manske, Alex Bateman

Institutions: Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Wikis in Education and Collaboration

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,043

OpenAlex ID: W2141291860

Cites: 8

Cited by: 60

Related to: 10