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Special issue on Blockchain and Decentralization
Call for papers from Journal of Enterprise Information Management
Guest Editors: Professor Marinos Themistocleous, Professor
Vincenzo
Morabito, Professor Paulo Rupino da Cunha
Back in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced bitcoin, a new idea for
a
peer-to-peer electronic cash system and a new kind of digital
currency. At
the time, however, few realized that one of its enabling
technologies - the
blockchain - would have a disruptive effect in several domains,
challenging
long-established ways of doing business.
A blockchain is a trusted decentralized digital ledger that saves
transactions on thousands of computers around the globe. These are
registered in a way that inhibits their subsequent modification.
Blockchain
technology increases the security and speeds up the exchange of
information
in a way that is cost-effective and more transparent. It also
dispenses with
third parties whose main role was to provide a trust and
certification
element in transactions (such as notaries and banks).
The high importance of blockchain has attracted the attention of
organizations in different sectors, with banking sector being the
most
active at this stage. Blockchain has resulted in the development
of
thousands of new job positions and new startups ranging from
mobile payment
applications to health care applications. The future belongs to
blockchain
and this special issue seeks to improve the understanding of the
trends,
challenges and developments of blockchain across multiple domains.
In doing
so, it aims to speed up the study and accelerate the adoption of
this
technology. Topics or research questions that are of particular
interest include the
following:
* Blockchain case studies
* Blockchain applications
* Blockchain in the banking sector, mobile payments, and new
fintech
applications
* Blockchain and digital currencies
* Blockchain and Internet-of-Things
* Blockchain and markets
* Blockchain and marketplaces
* Blockchain and healthcare
* Blockchain and the energy sector
* Blockchain and e-government
* Blockchain and regulatory frameworks
* Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
* Barriers and enablers in blockchain adoption
* Smart contracts and Ethereum
* Innovation in blockchain
* Business models supported on blockchain
* Blockchain and digital transformation
* Blockchain and peer-to-peer transfers
* Blockchain infrastructure
* The social impact of blockchain
* Privacy, Security and Identity in blockchain
Submission guidelines
In preparing manuscripts, authors are asked to follow the Author
Guidelines
available on the journal homepage at
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jeim.htm. To submit your
paper online
you must first create an author account at
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeim
<http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeim>
then follow the on-screen guidance which takes you through the
submission
process. If you have any queries about the submission process,
please
contact the journal's Publisher, Claire Jackson, at
cjackson@emeraldgroup.com.
<mailto:cjackson@emeraldgroup.com>
Submission deadline: July 1, 2018
Please direct your questions related to this special issue to
Professor
Marinos Themistocleous (
mthemist@unipi.gr
<mailto:mthemist@unipi.gr> )
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