Decentralizing science: Towards an interoperable open peer review ecosystem using blockchain

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Highlights：

• Blockchain and IPFS technologies enable new decentralized systems for Peer Review.

• An Open Access decentralized infrastructure for Peer Review is technically feasible.

• The reviewer community shows interest to improve quality, fairness and recognition.

• A hybrid architecture tackles decentralized/centralized interoperability challenges.

摘要

•Blockchain and IPFS technologies enable new decentralized systems for Peer Review.•An Open Access decentralized infrastructure for Peer Review is technically feasible.•The reviewer community shows interest to improve quality, fairness and recognition.•A hybrid architecture tackles decentralized/centralized interoperability challenges.

论文关键词：Blockchain,Decentralized systems,Distributed systems,Open access,Open peer review,Peer review

论文评审过程：Received 17 July 2020, Revised 16 June 2021, Accepted 3 August 2021, Available online 9 September 2021, Version of Record 9 September 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102724