Scientific literature and publishing has always been with us since ancient times. This is easily evident in most of the theories and artefacts that were produced during the olden days. In recent times, researchers are becoming more acquainted with easier ways to make their scientific publications known to the rest of the world through online platforms. Obviously people find the online publication of scientific literature much more easier and user friendly. In spite of all these efforts, there is more that can be done to improve scientific reviews through blockchain technology.
THE INITIATIVE BY EUREKA
Eureka is a scientific review and rating platform which is backed by an innovative technology and blockchain technology that has been designed by a team of developers. The team of developers have a strong passion to reduce the monopoly which is evidently seen in the high charges that publishers charge authors before publishing their works.
Eureka project through the EUREKA Platform would provide their technology to publishers through a direct and indirect pathways through the trusted blockchain technology for a more transparent publishing process. This innovative process would ensure proper documentation of discoveries as soon as it is noted, rewarding viewers and a more decentralized process of publishing.
The platform provided by the project would make use of the EUREKA token for various transactions on the platform, the EUREKA token would be used to solve basic challenges that are affecting the scientific research systems in recent times. Thus the various publishing houses would be able to make use of the platform provided by EUREKA to run their operations with more convenience and transparency through the decentralized blockchain technology. To make use of this amazing platform by EUREKA Blockchain Solutions, publishing houses will pay license fees to ensure their commitment.
CHALLENGES AFFECTING PUBLISHERS
At the moment, there are major issues that are adversely affecting the publication of scientific research works.
For instance, there are so many delays in the publishing process. When a particular research is made, it can take many years before a particular piece of work is published. Alot of resources and time are wasted in the long run.The delays affect the relevance of the research and the rate at which the ideas it contains are spread.
At times too, many researchers may have their works rejected due to the inefficient publication process.
Again, some researchers are scared that their works would be stolen hence scientists often do not share their work before their works are published. They usually assume that there is a tendency that someone might take their unpublished work and own it without giving due credit. The current system of publishing scientific research works is clearly hindering the progress of discoveries.
Also in the current system, there is overreliance of trust in researchers, peer reviewers and publishers thus authors
who want to publish their works are not able to be fully objective with their works and this could results in errors in discoveries.
SOLUTIONS BY EUREKA
Looking at the issues raised above and other challenges which have been clearly outlined on the official website and whitepaper of the EUREKA project, the developers have put up many innovations to provide solutions to many challenges affecting authors who want to publish their research works. Once an inventor or an author is registered on the EUREKA Platform, peer-to-peer reviews which are transmitted are also recorded on the EUREKA Platform.
In summary, scientific observations will be properly timestamped, hashed and recorded on the Ethereum blockchain for transparency and convenience. This allows inventors to have ownership rights immediately their works are published with the help of blockchain technology. This is very important to prevent data manipulation and unnecessary delays.
For more details on the project visit the links below;
WEBSITE
WHITEPAPER
ANN THREAD
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