Blockchain Technology

Dear Colleagues,

Blockchain technology, which was initially used as a base technology for an initial virtual currency, has recently been used in various fields due to the security, stability, and scalability of the technology. Blockchain technology, based on the distributed ledger technology, has recently expanded its application to public services, health care, distribution, and administrative/political sectors beyond simply applying to the financial sector by including functions such as smart contracts and decentralized identifiers (DIDs). In the near future, blockchain technology is expected to completely replace the structure of the information system of companies based on databases with distributed ledger technology.

Although blockchain technology is actively discussed in the industry and is expected to be the core technology of the future that will change the foundation of the enterprise information systems, there is a lack of academic efforts to theoretically establish the use of blockchain technology. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to establish a theoretical framework for the use of the blockchain technology and contribute to the revitalization of the use of the blockchain technology by discovering success stories and empirical studies of the use of the blockchain technology in various areas. To this end, we are looking for papers on the use of blockchain technology in various fields as follows.

Topics

Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 

• Empirical analysis research on the use and adoption of blockchain technology
• Case studies on the implementation of information systems using blockchain technology
  • Financial sector: banking, securities, insurance, etc.
  • Public sector: public services, public welfare, etc.
  • Logistics and distribution sector: general trade, agri-food distribution, marine logistics, etc.
  • Enterprise information system sector: business process redesign, data management, etc.
  • Medical/healthcare field
• The new business model based on blockchain technology
• Regulatory and legal issues related to the use of blockchain technology, etc.

Prof. Cheolho Yoon
Guest Editor

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