Citizendium

What Citizendium is

Citizendium is a free web wiki for sharing knowledge. It invites people to write on almost any subject and says contributors use their real names. The welcome material describes a congenial, supportive online community and lists subject workgroups including agriculture, anthropology, biology, business, chemistry, economics, education, history, law, physics and psychology. Articles are organized into four statuses: Citable, Developed, Developing and Stubs. The site reports 16,436 articles: 146 Citable, 1,125 Developed, 7,368 Developing and 7,666 Stubs. Workgroups still group articles by field, although they are no longer used for group communications; each article receives one to three workgroups through metadata. New contributors can practice in a sandbox. Help is available through the forum or by leaving a note on a user’s or editor’s talk page, and the forum also handles policy discussions and proposals. Citizendium is presented as a web encyclopedia with text content, citation tools and no stated desktop, mobile or API access.

Who it suits

Citizendium suits readers seeking free, text-based knowledge online and contributors willing to use their real names. It also provides a sandbox and forum guidance for new editors.

Limits

The reported collection includes 7,368 Developing articles and 7,666 Stubs, alongside 146 Citable and 1,125 Developed articles.

Getting started

1. Open the Citizendium website
2. Browse articles by subject workgroup or status
3. Use the sandbox to practice editing
4. Share knowledge using your real name
5. Seek help in the forum or on a talk page

Verdict

Citizendium offers a structured wiki with article statuses, subject grouping and contributor support. Its published access is web-only, and the reported article collection includes a large number of developing or stub entries.