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Revolutionizing Industries: The Impact of Blockchain Technology
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Revolutionizing Industries: The Impact of Blockchain Technology

A special issue of Computers (ISSN 2073-431X). This special issue belongs to the section "Blockchain Infrastructures and Enabled Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 2616

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Dr. Ben Soh

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Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia
Interests: distributed ledger technology; fault-tolerant and secure computing; cloud computing; information systems research; pervasive wireless network communications; business process management
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Prof. Dr. Singara Singh Kasana

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Computer Science and Information Technology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh 123031, India
Interests: image and video compression; image enhancement; image authentication and protection; video forgery detection; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to explore the transformative potential of blockchain technology across diverse sectors. Blockchain, originally devised as the underlying technology for cryptocurrencies, has rapidly evolved into a powerful tool with applications far beyond digital finance. Its core attributes, such as decentralization, transparency, immutability, and security, are driving innovation and disruption in industries. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research, case studies, and theoretical insights that examine how blockchain is revolutionizing traditional business models, enhancing operational efficiency, and enabling new forms of trustless collaboration. We invite contributions that address both the opportunities and challenges of blockchain adoption, including scalability, interoperability, and sustainability. Interdisciplinary approaches and empirical studies are especially encouraged, as are explorations of hybrid models combining blockchain with emerging technologies, such as AI, IoT, and edge computing. By gathering diverse perspectives and research contributions, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current state and future trajectory of blockchain technology in transforming industries. It serves as a platform for researchers and practitioners to engage with the ongoing digital revolution and contribute to shaping the next wave of industrial innovation.

Please note that submissions are expected to focus on Computer Science. Topics such as ‘Regulatory Challenges’,  'Industry Transformation', 'Financial Services', or 'Supply Chain Management' are appropriate only when examined from a Computer Science perspective.

Dr. Ben Soh
Prof. Dr. Singara Singh Kasana
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Keywords

  • blockchain innovation
  • industry transformation
  • distributed ledger technology (DLT)
  • smart contracts
  • decentralization
  • financial services
  • supply chain management
  • digital identity
  • FinTech
  • crypto assets
  • data security
  • Industry 4.0
  • cryptocurrency
  • regulatory challenges
  • trust and transparency
  • blockchain adoption

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A Blockchain-Enabled Smart Contract Architecture for Enhancing Transparency, Traceability, and Trust in Global Supply Chain Management
by Naim Ayadi, Syed Arshad Hussain, Arif Deen, Asadullah Ullah, Dil Nawaz Hakro, Muhammad Babar, Mushtaque Ali Jariko, Alya Al Farsi and Akhtar Hussain
Computers 2026, 15(3), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/computers15030198 (registering DOI) - 22 Mar 2026
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There is diminished transparency, fragmented information exchange, and lack of trust among geographically dispersed stakeholders, which increasingly challenge global supply chains. The classic centralized systems of supply chain management are not always capable of being able to offer real-time traceability and data integrity [...] Read more.
There is diminished transparency, fragmented information exchange, and lack of trust among geographically dispersed stakeholders, which increasingly challenge global supply chains. The classic centralized systems of supply chain management are not always capable of being able to offer real-time traceability and data integrity which is dependable and effective in contract enforcement. The proposed study is a blockchain-based smart contract design that is focused on ensuring increased transparency, traceability and trust in global supply chain management. The suggested framework will combine automated smart contracts, cryptographic provenance tracking, permissioned blockchain consensus, and a decentralized trust score evaluation mechanism to overcome some of the major operation and governance challenges. A simulated assessment with a multi-tier global supply chain setting of 15 blockchain nodes and 12,000 transactions was performed through experimentation. The findings show that the proposed system attained an average transaction delay of 210 ms, which is very low compared to centralized systems (520 ms), with throughput being raised to 120 transactions per minute. End-to-end traceability performance also improved significantly, with a reduction in trace-back time to 8 s compared with 95s this represents a 100% tampering detection rate. The consensus mechanism ensured that the ledger integrity failed only at a rate of less than 1.1%, even when more than 30% of nodes were faulty. Risk-wise, the trust evaluation algorithm dynamically enhanced reliable supplier scores up to 12%, which facilitated the selection of reliable partners. On the whole, the results prove that smart contracts based on blockchains can drastically enhance the efficiency of operations, data integrity, and confidence in global supply chains, with the platform capable of providing a resilient and scalable backbone for the future supply chain management model. Full article
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Design and Implementation of a Trusted Food Supply Chain Traceability System with Incentive Using Hyperledger Fabric
by Zhiyang Zhou, Yaokai Feng and Kouichi Sakurai
Computers 2026, 15(2), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/computers15020108 - 5 Feb 2026
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Effective supply chain traceability is indispensable for ensuring food safety, which is a significant social issue. Traditional traceability systems are mostly based on centralized databases, relying on a single entity or organization and facing problems such as insufficient transparency and the risk of [...] Read more.
Effective supply chain traceability is indispensable for ensuring food safety, which is a significant social issue. Traditional traceability systems are mostly based on centralized databases, relying on a single entity or organization and facing problems such as insufficient transparency and the risk of data tampering. To address these issues, many studies have adopted blockchain technology, which offers advantages such as decentralization and immutability. However, challenges such as data credibility and insufficient protection of private data remain. This study proposes a multi-channel architecture based on Blockchain (Hyperledger Fabric in this study), in which data is partitioned and managed across dedicated channels to strengthen the protection of sensitive information. Furthermore, a trust and incentive design is implemented, featuring a trust-value calculation function and a reward–penalty mechanism that encourage participants to upload more truthful data and improve the reliability of data before it is recorded on the blockchain. In this paper, the design and implementation of the proposed system are explained in detail, and its performance is examined using Hyperledger Caliper, a blockchain performance benchmark framework. Functional evaluations indicate that the proposed system can be correctly implemented and that it correctly supports supply chain traceability, trust- and incentive-related, privacy protecting and other functions as designed, while performance evaluations indicate that it can maintain stable performance under higher workloads, suggesting that the proposed approach is practical and applicable to food supply chain traceability scenarios. Full article
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Blockchain-Based Cooperative Medical Records Management System
by Sultan Alyahya and Zahraa Almaghrabi
Computers 2025, 14(10), 447; https://doi.org/10.3390/computers14100447 - 21 Oct 2025
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The effective management of electronic medical records is critical to deliver high-quality healthcare services. However, existing systems often suffer from issues such as fragmented data, lack of interoperability, and weak privacy protections, which hinder collaboration among healthcare stakeholders. This paper proposes a blockchain-based [...] Read more.
The effective management of electronic medical records is critical to deliver high-quality healthcare services. However, existing systems often suffer from issues such as fragmented data, lack of interoperability, and weak privacy protections, which hinder collaboration among healthcare stakeholders. This paper proposes a blockchain-based system to securely manage and share medical records in a decentralized and transparent manner. By leveraging smart contracts and access control policies, the system empowers patients with control over their data, ensures auditability of all interactions, and facilitates secure data sharing among patients, healthcare providers, insurance companies, and regulatory authorities. The proposed architecture is implemented using a private Ethereum blockchain and evaluated through a scenario-based comparison with the Prince Sultan Military Medical City system, as well as quantitative performance measurements of the blockchain prototype. Results demonstrate significant improvements in data security, access transparency, and system interoperability, with patients gaining the ability to track and control access to their records across multiple healthcare providers, while system performance remained practical for healthcare workflows. Full article
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