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Area of Science:

  • Information Technology
  • Scholarly Publishing
  • Blockchain Technology

Background:

  • Scholarly publishing faces a significant challenge from predatory and hijacked journals driven by profit.
  • Existing methods for identifying and avoiding these journals are often insufficient or lack generalizability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce blockchain technology as a novel solution to address issues in scholarly publishing.
  • To demonstrate the potential of blockchain for creating a secure and fraud-free publishing environment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing blockchain technology to enhance transparency and security in the scholarly publishing process.
  • Developing a system to expose and prevent fraudulent activities by questionable journals.

Main Results:

  • Blockchain offers a robust mechanism to identify and mitigate the risks associated with predatory journals.
  • The proposed information technology provides a foundation for safer, fraud-free scholarly publishing.

Conclusions:

  • Blockchain technology presents a promising and effective tool for combating predatory publishing.
  • Implementing blockchain can significantly improve the integrity and trustworthiness of the scholarly communication ecosystem.