Wiki Science Competition | |
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Genre | Scientific photography, Nature photography, Scientific illustration |
Begins | 1-15 November [1] |
Ends | 1-15 December [2] |
Location(s) | Worldwide |
Years active | 6 |
Inaugurated | 2017 |
Most recent | 2023 |
Participants | Photographers, researchers, students |
Organised by | Wikipedia community members |
Website | wikisciencecompetition.org |
The Wiki Science Competition (WSC) is a global science photography competition for students, researchers, and others to contribute freely licensed high-quality, well-sourced images and other media to Wikimedia Commons. [3] [4]
It evolved from the Estonian Science Photo Competition. The first global competition took place in 2017 [5] and is held every two years, [6] occurring for most countries around November or December. [7] [8] It has been called one of the most important photo competitions in the world. [9] The main organizer of the competition is Ivo Kruusamägi.
The first competition saw participation from over 2,200 contestants, with the number of images exceeding 10,000. [4] [6] In 2017, there were five categories: People in Science, Microscopy images, Non-photographic media, Image sets, and a General category. In 2019, a new category, Nature, was added; in 2021, Astronomy was added. [10] A special prize for "Women in STEM" is also offered. [5]
Media are evaluated based on the detail of their description, with sources from high-impact journals, datasets, and other reliable third-parties being prioritized. This incentivizes expert-driven contributions backed by verifiable materials.
Among the countries were it has been launched and regularly held there are Estonia, Switzerland, Ireland, United States, Poland, [11] Ukraine, and Russia (where it is held in Spring). [12]
Wiki Science Competition | |
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Genre | Scientific photography, Nature photography, Scientific illustration |
Begins | 1-15 November [1] |
Ends | 1-15 December [2] |
Location(s) | Worldwide |
Years active | 6 |
Inaugurated | 2017 |
Most recent | 2023 |
Participants | Photographers, researchers, students |
Organised by | Wikipedia community members |
Website | wikisciencecompetition.org |
The Wiki Science Competition (WSC) is a global science photography competition for students, researchers, and others to contribute freely licensed high-quality, well-sourced images and other media to Wikimedia Commons. [3] [4]
It evolved from the Estonian Science Photo Competition. The first global competition took place in 2017 [5] and is held every two years, [6] occurring for most countries around November or December. [7] [8] It has been called one of the most important photo competitions in the world. [9] The main organizer of the competition is Ivo Kruusamägi.
The first competition saw participation from over 2,200 contestants, with the number of images exceeding 10,000. [4] [6] In 2017, there were five categories: People in Science, Microscopy images, Non-photographic media, Image sets, and a General category. In 2019, a new category, Nature, was added; in 2021, Astronomy was added. [10] A special prize for "Women in STEM" is also offered. [5]
Media are evaluated based on the detail of their description, with sources from high-impact journals, datasets, and other reliable third-parties being prioritized. This incentivizes expert-driven contributions backed by verifiable materials.
Among the countries were it has been launched and regularly held there are Estonia, Switzerland, Ireland, United States, Poland, [11] Ukraine, and Russia (where it is held in Spring). [12]