A Reputation System for Scientific Contributions Based on a Token Economy

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Authors

  • Christof Bless
  • Alexander Denzler
  • Oliver Karras
  • Sören Auer

Research Organisations

External Research Organisations

  • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU)
  • German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB)
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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLinking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Proceedings
EditorsApostolos Antonacopoulos, Annika Hinze, Nicholas Vanderschantz, Benjamin Piwowarski, Mickaël Coustaty, Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio, Francesco Gelati
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages41-61
Number of pages21
ISBN (electronic)978-3-031-72437-4
ISBN (print)9783031724367
Publication statusPublished - 26 Sept 2024
Event28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Duration: 24 Sept 202427 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume15177 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (electronic)1611-3349

Abstract

One way of determining the reputation of a scientist is by assessing the portfolio of their publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. However, this reputation is an incomplete measure of achievement and creates a variety of misaligned incentives that negatively influence the scientific process and cause an increased distribution of low-quality research content. In this paper, we point out some current problems in the scientific process, how they are linked to the behavioral patterns of optimizing bibliographic metrics, and present a possible solution in the form of a reputation token system. The solution is characterized by a token economy with mechanisms to create stronger incentives for high-quality contributions and deter fraud. We provide a prototypical implementation of the reputation token as a smart contract for the Ethereum blockchain with a user interface and network visualization.

Keywords

    Blockchain, Incentive Systems, Reputation Systems, Scientometrics, Tokenomics

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A Reputation System for Scientific Contributions Based on a Token Economy. / Bless, Christof; Denzler, Alexander; Karras, Oliver et al.
Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries : 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Proceedings. ed. / Apostolos Antonacopoulos; Annika Hinze; Nicholas Vanderschantz; Benjamin Piwowarski; Mickaël Coustaty; Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio; Francesco Gelati. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 41-61 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 15177 LNCS).

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Bless, C, Denzler, A, Karras, O & Auer, S 2024, A Reputation System for Scientific Contributions Based on a Token Economy. in A Antonacopoulos, A Hinze, N Vanderschantz, B Piwowarski, M Coustaty, GM Di Nunzio & F Gelati (eds), Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries : 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 15177 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 41-61, 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 24 Sept 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72437-4_3
Bless, C., Denzler, A., Karras, O., & Auer, S. (2024). A Reputation System for Scientific Contributions Based on a Token Economy. In A. Antonacopoulos, A. Hinze, N. Vanderschantz, B. Piwowarski, M. Coustaty, G. M. Di Nunzio, & F. Gelati (Eds.), Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries : 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Proceedings (pp. 41-61). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 15177 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72437-4_3
Bless C, Denzler A, Karras O, Auer S. A Reputation System for Scientific Contributions Based on a Token Economy. In Antonacopoulos A, Hinze A, Vanderschantz N, Piwowarski B, Coustaty M, Di Nunzio GM, Gelati F, editors, Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries : 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2024. p. 41-61. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-72437-4_3
Bless, Christof ; Denzler, Alexander ; Karras, Oliver et al. / A Reputation System for Scientific Contributions Based on a Token Economy. Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries : 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2024, Proceedings. editor / Apostolos Antonacopoulos ; Annika Hinze ; Nicholas Vanderschantz ; Benjamin Piwowarski ; Mickaël Coustaty ; Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio ; Francesco Gelati. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 41-61 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).
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