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Peer-reviewed research

Explore 66 projects in the Peer-reviewed research category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Journal articles, conference papers and other research that has passed formal academic review before publication, such as peer review at a journal. Working papers and self-published reports are not included until they are published this way.

66 projects
https://datasociety.net/worker-lens-on-the-ai-economy/Active

Worker Lens on the AI Economy

Worker Lens on the AI Economy is a nonprofit research program from Data & Society that documents how AI is changing work through workers' firsthand experiences across five industries.

New York City
2026
Academia, Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civic data, Data science for social good, Emerging tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Externalities of tech, Labor platforms, Learn about civic tech, Participatory democracy, Peer-reviewed research, Resource matching and sharing, The People, The Tech
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.21489Active

TRIED: Truly Innovative and Effective AI Detection Benchmark

a new framework for evaluating detection tools based on their real-world impact and capacity for innovation

Johannesburg, South Africa
2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital standards, Peer-reviewed research, Personhood
https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35560/Active

“News on the Street”: An Action Research Case Study of Embodied Live Journalism in an Urban Public Space

As journalists look for different ways to tell stories and rebuild communities, this paper details an action research approach to a unique live journalism event in a public space.

Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
2025
Engagement journalism, Journalism, Media, Peer-reviewed research
https://crankyuncle.com/Active

Cranky Uncle

The Cranky Uncle game uses cartoons and critical thinking to fight misinformation.

Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Peer-reviewed research, Prebunking and inoculation
Climate action, apps
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09462-5?utm_source=indicator.media&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=briefing-ai-comes-for-fashion-and-a-tool-for-guessing-email-addresses&_bhlid=9998876ed9770d8e027abcc26b9bd612b05e13afActive

Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation

Our findings suggest that a short, low-cost, gamified intervention can increase resilience to vaccine misinformation.

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USA
2025
Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Peer-reviewed research, Prebunking and inoculation
vaccines, Good health and well-being
https://indicator.media/academic-library?utm_source=indicator.media&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=briefing-ai-comes-for-fashion-and-a-tool-for-guessing-email-addresses&_bhlid=033e6cd0d3cc29660f2f09ac3ae96adef746f993Active

Indicator Academic library

This is a regularly updated collection of academic studies and industry reports about digital deception. It currently includes short descriptions of 55 academic studies and systematic reports.

USA
Fight disinformation, Peer-reviewed research
https://www.badvaxx.com/Active

Bad Vaxx

Level up your defenses! Learn to build resistance against manipulation.

Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Peer-reviewed research, Prebunking and inoculation
vaccines, Good health and well-being
https://doaj.org/Active

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Directory of Open Access Journals: Find open access journals & articles.

Denmark
Academia, Open knowledge, Open science, Peer-reviewed research, Research tools
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16185-wActiveOpen-source

Using publicly available satellite imagery and deep learning to understand economic well-being in Africa

Article in Nature by Christopher Yeh, Anthony Perez, Anne Driscoll, George Azzari, Zhongyi Tang, David Lobell, Stefano Ermon & Marshall Burke

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USA
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Economic development, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D), Machine learning, Peer-reviewed research, Satellites
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