Applications of blockchain technology in scientific documentation: current situation and perspectives
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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2019.mar.10Keywords:
Blockchain, Open data, Research data, Scientific publication, Peer review, Storage, Registration, Data management.Abstract
Blockchain technology is being introduced in all areas and procedures of verification, identification and recording of the virtual world. Some of its applications are simple translations of methods that are already being developed in other technical supports, but most of them provide new utilities that can change the technological context of scientific documentation. In this article we present an updated panorama of the initiatives based on blockchain for the management of scientific and technological documentation, highlighting those aspects that make this new technology a differentiated and authentically novel tool. A critical analysis with theoretical and practical considerations on its potential use completes the content of this work.
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