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Proof of bibliometric indicators: a blockchain based consensus protocol for publications

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To analyze the research impact of the researcher, different bibliographic databases like Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, etc. are accessed for evaluating the trend of publications and citations from time to time. However, the choice of the bibliographic database is always debatable. Hence, to provide an optimal solution for a given problem, this study proposes a distributed ledger-based consensus mechanism for the presentation of authors’ informetrics. The proposed consensus mechanism named “proof of bibliometric indicators” is a consent-based system that is introduced as a base to form trustworthiness among authors and various stakeholders, thus exhibiting a development of the decentralized application. In the end, the proposed system is also implemented with the capabilities of an Ethereum-based decentralized application designed by Truffle and Ganache.

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We are thankful to Dr. Geetha Ganesan for her kind guidance. We are also thankful to the anonymous reviewers and the editor for their invaluable suggestions.

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    Parul Khurana

  2. School of Engineering and Technology, BML Munjal University, Sidhrawali, Gurugram, 122413, Haryana, India

    Kiran Sharma & Kiran Khatter

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Khurana, P., Sharma, K. & Khatter, K. Proof of bibliometric indicators: a blockchain based consensus protocol for publications. Multimed Tools Appl 82, 18501–18516 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-14161-8

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