CALL FOR PAPERS
The Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal (BHTY) invites original research, reviews, case studies, and perspective pieces for a dedicated to the theme Decentralized Science (DeSci) and its transformative implications for healthcare research, clinical innovation, and biomedical knowledge creation.
DeSci represents a paradigm shift — applying
blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, tokenomics, and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance to reshape how science is funded, conducted, validated, published, and shared. As the leading international open access journal amplifying platform approaches at the intersection of healthcare and distributed ledger technology, BHTY is uniquely positioned to chronicle, critique, and advance this emerging frontier.
We
actively welcome reports of failed experiments, null results, and negative findings. In a rapidly evolving field, documenting what does not work is as vital as documenting what does. Researchers should not hesitate to submit rigorous accounts of unsuccessful DeSci implementations — these contributions are peer reviewed with equal seriousness and editorial priority.
Scope & Topics of Interest
Submissions addressing any of the following — and intersecting areas not listed below — are encouraged:
Foundational DeSci Infrastructure
- Decentralized research funding protocols and DAOs
- On-chain IP registration, licensing, and NFT based
IP-NFTs
- Smart contract frameworks for scientific agreements
- Tokenomic models incentivizing open peer review
- Decentralized preprint and publication platforms
- Provenance tracking for research data and datasets
Clinical Research & Trials
- Blockchain-enabled clinical trial management and integrity
- Patient consent mechanisms and self-sovereign identity
- Decentralized patient recruitment and retention
- Immutable
audit trails for trial data and adverse events
- DeSci approaches to rare disease and orphan research
Data Science, AI & Interoperability
- Federated learning over distributed health data
- AI and generative AI within DeSci
ecosystems
- FHIR, HL7, and blockchain interoperability architectures
- Zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-preserving data sharing
Governance, Regulation & Ethics
- DAO governance models for research institutions
- Regulatory pathways for decentralized research protocols
- Ethical frameworks for token incentivized participation
- GDPR, HIPAA, and compliance in DeSci architectures
- Community governance of biomedical data commons
Security, Privacy & Cryptography
- Cryptographic approaches to health data sovereignty
- Secure multi-party computation in biomedical research
- Privacy-preserving genomics on distributed ledgers
- Threat
modeling for decentralized research infrastructure
Applied & Translational DeSci
- Supply chain integrity for research materials and drugs
- Revenue cycle automation via smart contracts
- Immersive technologies (AR/VR/XR) in DeSci
workflows
- Network technologies supporting distributed research
- Clinical computing platforms for decentralized studies
- Patient-owned data marketplaces and data unions
Negative Results & Critical Perspectives
- Failed DeSci pilots: analysis and lessons learned
- Critical assessments of hype vs. evidence in DeSci
- Barriers to adoption: organizational and cultural factors
- Environmental and equity critiques of blockchain research
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