The Editors and Taylor & Francis, publishers, of International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement are retracting the following article:
Richard Edwards (2014) The ‘Citizens’ in Citizen Science Projects: Educational and Conceptual Issues, International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, Vol 4:4, 376–391, DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2014.953228
Subsequent to publication it has been determined that the article contains significant overlap with:
Richard Edwards (2014) Citizen science and lifelong learning, Studies in the Education of Adults, Volume 46, Number 2, Autumn 2014, 132–144
which was not cited nor otherwise acknowledged.
This represents a breach of ethics and of warranties made by the author with respect to originality and provenance.
The Editors of International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, and Taylor & Francis, publishers, censure this conduct, and as a result have decided to retract the article from publication.
The Editors of International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement and Taylor & Francis, publishers, note we received, peer-reviewed, accepted, and published the article in good faith based on these warranties.