Feature Papers in Blockchains 2026
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce this Special Issue, ‘Feature Papers in Blockchains, 2026’. This Special Issue will be a collection of high-quality papers from Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors, and leading researchers invited by the Editorial Office. Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome. All topics related to blockchains in various fields and applications are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Keke Gai
Prof. Dr. Liehuang Zhu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Blockchains is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- blockchain and distributed ledger technology implementation
- blockchain and cryptography
- blockchain and digital currency
- blockchain in finance
- blockchain in management
- bitcoin and ethereum
- new applications of blockchain
- emerging technologies and developments of blockchain
- blockchain theory
- blockchain for data exchange
- non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
- new architecture, frameworks, or models of blockchain
- security and privacy in blockchain
- blockchain advances in the 6G network
- smart contract methods
- blockchain-based business models
- data governance in blockchain
- blockchain and secure critical infrastructure
- blockchain in the metaverse
- cross-chain techniques
- attacks and threats on blockchain
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Published Papers
Blockchains - ISSN 2813-5288