Research:Codex

The Research Codex is a living reference guide to the state of scholarly knowledge about Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects and online collaborative communities.

• Meta information
  • Background
  • Methodology
    • Topic page template
    • Staging area for references
  • Glossary
• System
  • Theories, models and frameworks
  • Methods and instruments
  • Ecosystem (system environment) [WikiPapers]
• Methods
  • Social networks
• Content
  • Content quality [WikiPapers]
  • Content coverage [WikiPapers]
  • Content credibility
• Participation
  • Demography of contributors
  • Motivations of contributors
  • Barriers to contribution
  • Roles of contributors (including leadership) ‣
  • Norms
  • Contributor life cycle (from newcomer to departed, including socialization)
  • Editing dynamics (life of an article, reverts)
  • Coordination of contributors (groups, processes)
  • Damaging contribution
  • Automated contribution (bots and other tools)
  • Types of edits
  • Newcomers
• Readers
  • Demography of readers
  • Motivations of readers
• Overview pages (transclusions)
  • Summary
  • Research questions
  • Open questions [WikiPapers]

See also

• Research:Newsletter — A monthly publication covering and reviewing recent scholar research developments.
• Research:Index — A list of current research projects and research resources.
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