Can blockchain change the face of scholarly communication? | Editage Insights

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Summary:

"Blockchain was conceptualized only about a decade ago and has been in use for just about a few years. Though nascent, it has taken the world by storm, particularly due to its application in bitcoin (a digital cryptocurrency payment system). Blockchain’s primary features allow data to be decentralized and self-regulatory, which can have applications in several industries. Some stakeholders of scientific research believe that the problems that plague scientific research and scholarly communication can be resolved to a large extent with the adoption of blockchain.

Late last year, Digital Science published a report Blockchain for Research: Perspectives on a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication that explores how blockchain could help overcome the challenges the publishing industry and scholarly communication is facing. This article provides an overview of the report, highlighting the most interesting points of discussion that will lead to the question of whether blockchain could be embraced by scholarly communication. But before we plunge into this, a brief introduction to blockchain and its key features are in order...."

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https://www.editage.com/insights/can-blockchain-change-the-face-of-scholarly-communication/

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oa.new oa.blockchain oa.paywalled oa.trends oa.scholcomm oa.publishing oa.predictions oa.digital_science

Date tagged:

02/25/2018, 15:33

Date published:

02/25/2018, 10:33