About the Journal

Aims and scope

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Distributed Ledger Science is a multidisciplinary journal bridging technology, economics, governance, and sustainability in distributed ledger ecosystems.

The journal publishes research articles, review articles, commentaries, editorials, technical articles, and short communications.

The journal aims to advance rigorous, multidisciplinary research on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies by publishing innovative work that deepens theoretical understanding, drives technological progress, and informs practical applications. Its scope includes foundational developments in consensus algorithms, interoperability frameworks, privacy‑enhancing cryptographic methods, and scalable blockchain architectures, reflecting emerging advances such as quantum‑resistant protocols and AI‑integrated systems. The journal also welcomes scholarship on decentralized finance, tokenization, and evolving digital asset ecosystems, as well as studies addressing governance models, regulatory frameworks, and sustainability challenges, areas highlighted as central to blockchain’s future trajectory. Recognizing the expanding real‑world impact of blockchain, the scope further encompasses sector‑specific applications across healthcare, energy systems, IoT networks, supply chains, and public services, where recent research underscores blockchain’s capacity to enhance transparency, security, and data integrity in complex socio‑technical environments.

 

Core Areas of Focus

1. Blockchain Architecture, Protocols & Core Technologies

  • Novel consensus algorithms (e.g., quantum‑resistant and quantum‑enhanced consensus)
  • Scalability solutions (sharding, rollups, DAG‑based ledgers)
  • Zero‑knowledge proofs, privacy‑enhancing technologies, and cryptographic primitives for trustless systems
  • Interoperability and cross‑chain communication frameworks

2. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Digital Assets

  • Mechanisms for liquidity, automated market makers, and stablecoins
  • Tokenomics and tokenization of real‑world assets, including institutional finance adoption
  • Risk modeling, fraud analytics, and market behavior (e.g., BTC sentiment studies)

3. Blockchain + Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration

A rapidly expanding area across both academia and industry:

  • Explainable AI (XAI) models enhanced by blockchain for verifiability (e.g., federated SHAP frameworks)
  • Blockchain‑secured federated learning architectures
  • Decentralized AI agents, governance, and data marketplaces
  • Hybrid AI–blockchain systems enabling secure automation and analytics (AI + NLP + blockchain integrations forecasted for rapid growth)

4. Governance, Regulation & Policy

  • Digital identity standards, SSI (self‑sovereign identity) frameworks
  • Compliance and legal frameworks for blockchain in finance, supply chains, and public administration
  • DAO governance mechanisms and formal verification of governance systems

5. Blockchain Applications Across Industries

Reflecting broad application coverage found in current literature reviews:

  • Healthcare blockchain systems and clinical data management (e.g., AI‑health convergence)
  • Smart grids, energy management and IoT infrastructure security
  • Agriculture, environmental monitoring, and smart‑city integration frameworks (e.g., urban green‑space projects)
  • Logistics, supply chain traceability, manufacturing, and transportation sectors

6. Security, Privacy & Trust Models

  • Intrusion detection, malware forensics, and blockchain‑secured cybersecurity models
  • Post‑quantum cryptography for blockchain
  • Models for trust, identity, and integrity in distributed systems

7. Sustainability, ESG, and Green Blockchain

An increasingly high‑priority theme for journals and conferences:

  • Energy‑efficient consensus mechanisms and carbon‑aware protocol design
  • ESG reporting frameworks leveraging blockchain transparency
  • Circular economy and sustainability‑driven blockchain solutions

8. Web3, Metaverse, and Digital Society

Supported by emerging academic and industry research:

  • Web3 infrastructure, decentralized identity, and digital citizenship systems
  • NFTs beyond art—legal, business, and societal uses
  • Metaverse governance, virtual economies, property rights, and digital assets

9. Quantum Computing & Blockchain Futures

A growing research frontier:

  • Quantum‑assisted blockchain protocols and enhanced security models (e.g., Q‑PnV quantum consensus)
  • Threat modeling for quantum attacks
  • Design of quantum‑resistant distributed ledgers

 

Article Processing Charge (APC)

This journal does not charge any fees to process or publish articles.

Access

All articles in the journal are Open Access (OA).

Frequency

This is a quarterly journal in which four issues are published per year.

Copyright notice

Authors retain copyright over their materials. and are free to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material. By submitting their work to this journal, the authors grant the journal the right of first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. This license allows for others to share, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon the material provided that there is proper acknowledgement of the article's authorship and the initial publication in this journal.

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