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Selling science 2.0: What scientific projects receive crowdfunding online?

Content Provider	SAGE Publishing
Author	Schäfer, Mike S. Metag, Julia Feustle, Jessica Herzog, Livia
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Crowdfunding has emerged as an additional source for financing research in recent years. The study at hand identifies and tests explanatory factors influencing the success of scientific crowdfunding projects by drawing on news value theory, the “reputation signaling” approach, and economic theories of online payment. A standardized content analysis of 371 projects on English- and German-language platforms reveals that each theory provides factors influencing crowdfunding success. It shows that projects presented on science-only crowdfunding platforms have a higher success rate. At the same time, projects are more likely to be successful if their presentation includes visualizations and humor, the lower their targeted funding is, the less personal data potential donors have to relinquish and the more interaction between researchers and donors is possible. This suggests that after donors decide to visit a scientific crowdfunding platform, factors unrelated to science matter more for subsequent funding decisions, raising questions about the potential and implications of crowdfunding science.
Related Links	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963662516668771?download=true
Starting Page	496
Ending Page	514
Page Count	19
ISSN	09636625
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	27
Journal	Public Understanding of Science (PUS)
e-ISSN	13616609
DOI	10.1177/0963662516668771
Language	English
Publisher	Sage Publications UK
Publisher Date	2016-09-19
Publisher Place	London
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	© The Author(s) 2016
Subject Keyword	crowdfunding online communication content analysis science communication
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Developmental and Educational Psychology Communication

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