Design principle DP3: Trust
Ensure the integrity, security, fairness and impartiality of the review system so that reviewers trust that their rewards and identities are protected; immutability and decentralization of blockchain address this trust principle.
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