Thanks for the discussion, @pisum and @bouteloua. It helped me get my brain around the issue.
Where I’m citing a collection project for its list of observations/data, then iNat would make sense as the author because it’s the user generated content of the whole community, collected by iNat in what’s basically a search function with a fancy face.
However, if I were citing a collection project as a package that includes things like journal posts or a traditional project where the observations have been curated, then I think it makes more sense to have the admins like editors.
THANKS :)