Design principle DP1: Motivation-appropriate incentives
Provide incentives to reviewers that appeal to their specific motivations, since understanding and leveraging different types of motivation ensures the system effectively encourages participation.
Source paper
This design principle is proposed by Blockchain-based token system for incentivizing peer review: A design science approach (Chad Anderson, Pratiksha Shrestha, Suman Bhunia, Arthur Carvalho, Younghwa Lee, 2025).
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Citations
[1] Chad Anderson, Pratiksha Shrestha, Suman Bhunia, Arthur Carvalho, Younghwa Lee. Blockchain-based token system for incentivizing peer review: A design science approach. Decision Support Systems 197 (2025) 114514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2025.114514 (opens in a new tab) [2] Source document: Blockchain-based token system for incentivizing peer review.pdf