Controvérsias sobre Redes Abertas de Produção de Conhecimento e de Comunicação Científica │ Controversies on Knowledge Production and Scientific Communication Open Networks

RESUMO O objetivo do artigo é analisar questões centrais associadas ao conceito de ciência aberta na sociedade contemporânea, evidenciando características de modos distintos de produção de conhecimento. Processos de comunicação científica são discutidos, com foco em temas como o sistema aberto de revisão por pares, direitos autorais e domínio público, concluindo com uma reflexão crítica a respeito das possibilidades de transformação das características tradicionais do campo de produção de conhecimento a partir da adoção de normas e práticas desenvolvidas em redes de ciência aberta.Palavras-chave: Ciência Aberta; Conhecimento Compartilhado; Processos de Avaliação; Direitos Autorais; Comunicação Científica.ABSTRACT This article aims at discussing central elements associated to the concept of open science in contemporary societies, pointing out some characteristics that can be associated to distinct modes of knowledge production. Scientific communication processes are discussed, focusing on issues such as the open peer review system, copyright and public domain, concluding with critical considerations about the possibilities of transforming traditional characteristics of the knowledge production field through the adoption of norms and practices developed in open science networks.Keywords: Open Science; Knowledge Sharing; Evaluation Processes; Copyright; Scientific Communication.

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Development of an open peer review system using blockchain and reviewer recommendation technologies

Science Editing ◽

10.6087/kcse.237 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 104-111

Author(s):

Dong-Hoon Choi ◽

Tae-Sul Seo

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Management System ◽

Peer Review Process ◽

Open Science ◽

Communication Model ◽

Peer Review System ◽

Review System ◽

Blockchain Technology ◽

Data Interchange ◽

Academic Communication

In order to create a transparent and sound academic communication ecosystem centered on researchers, we developed a system that applied blockchain technology to an open peer review system. In this study, an open peer review system was developed based on Hyperledger Fabric, which is a private blockchain. The system can be operated in connection with the reviewer recommendation module of the existing submission management system. In the reviewer recommendation module, reviewers are recommended by excluding co-authors and colleagues after an expertise test. The blockchain system performs an open peer review process based on smart contracts, while the submission management system selects reviewers for peer review. A service broker intervenes between these two systems for data interchange. The system developed herein is expected to be used as a researcher-centered scholarly communication model in the open science era, in which the intervention of publishers is minimized, and authors and reviewers (as researchers) are centered.

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