International Journal of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Sam Goundar
- ISSN online
- 2516-6433
- ISSN print
- 2516-6425
- 4 issues per year
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are now topics of substantial impact that academia and industry need to contemplate, exploit and adopt. The mission of IJBC is to be the premier resource for the most innovative scholarly and professional research information pertaining to the management and use of blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Its articles will be essential for anyone interested in this area. IJBC is the first journal dedicated to the topic.
Topics covered include
- Blockchain
- Blockchain applications
- Blockchain technologies
- Cryptocurrency
- Blockchain security
- Bitcoin
- Bitcoin security
- FinTech
- Digital currencies
- Distributed ledger technologies
- Smart contracts
- Permissioned ledgers
Objectives
The main objective of IJBC is to be a primary forum for scholars, researchers and practitioners for the dissemination of knowledge, methodologies, theoretical analyses and modelling, simulation and empirical studies on blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Articles on the evolving theory and practice related to distributed ledger technologies and peer-to-peer digital currencies are intended to provide comprehensive coverage and understanding of their use within technological, business and organisational dimensions. The secondary objective of IJBC is a thorough examination of blockchains and cryptocurrencies with respect to issues of management, governance, trust and privacy, and interoperability.
Readership
The target audience for this journal is academics, IT professionals, researchers, industry professionals, postgraduate-level students, government officials and other practitioners working in this field.
Contents
IJBC publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in financial technology will occasionally be published.
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Editor in Chief
- Goundar, Sam, RMIT University, Vietnam
(sam.goundargmail.com)
Associate Editors
- Ahuja, Sanjay, University of North Florida, USA
- Bhardwaj, Akashdeep, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India
- Garcia, Andréa Romaoli, Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários, Brazil
- Raja, S.P., Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Editorial Board Members
- Alghamdi, Mohammed, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia
- Aliu, Florin, Institute of Technology and Business in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
- Azrour, Mouarde, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco
- Baba, Asif Iqbal, Tuskegee University, USA
- Babu, Satish, APRALO, ICANN, India
- Banquez Maturana, Ana Gabriela, University of Cartagena, Colombia
- Behera, Tapan Kumar, Forrester Research, USA
- Bouhassoune, Kamal, Hassan First University of Settat, Morocco
- Cui, Changze, Amazon Web Service, USA
- da Cunha, Paulo Rupino, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Da Rosa Righi, Rodrigo, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil
- Dhiman, Mayank, Notion, USA
- Dubey, Ashutosh Kumar, Chitkara University, India
- Echchabi, Abdelghani, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
- Fofack, Achille Dargaud, Rauf Denktaş University, Turkey
- Garita, Mauricio, Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala
- Gebremeskel, Gebeyehu, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
- Gururaj, H.L., Manipal Institute of Technology Bengaluru, India
- Haqiq, Abdelkrim, Hassan 1st University, Morocco
- Kafhali, Said, Hassan 1st University, Morocco
- Kanagarajoo, Muralitheran V., Central Queensland University, Australia
- Kathiresan, Shankar, Alagappa University, India
- Kumar, Randhir, SRM University, AP, India
- Kumar, Ravi, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, India
- Kumar, Rayani Praveen, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, India
- Lai, P.C., University Malaya, Malaysia
- Ling, Aifan, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China
- Mao, Yifan, Ohio State University, USA
- McKnight, Glenn, Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities, Canada
- Moore, Philip, Lanzhou University, China
- Murugan, Thangavel, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
- Nayyar, Anand, Duy Tan University, Vietnam
- Nourmohammadi, Reza, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Nuhiu, Artor, University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
- Pandey, Rajiv, Amity University, India
- Prabhu, Aniruddha B.P., Cambridge Institute of Technology, India
- Qiao, Yuxin, Northern Arizona University, USA
- Ramljak, Dusan, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Reis Furtado, Fabricio, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil
- Sahu, Aditya Kumar, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
- Sasaki, Elton Eiji, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil
- Sathye, Milind, University of Canberra, Australia
- Seebaruth, Jason, Tech World Oracle, UK
- Umoru, David, Edo State University, Nigeria
- Upadhyay, Chandra Kant, Gujarat Maritime University, India
- Velotto, Giovanni, ABB Corporate Research, Sweden
- Vyas, Pranav, Charotar University of Science and Technology, India
- Wan, Hong, Purdue University, USA
- Yadav, Jitendra, Indian Institute Of Information Technology, India
- Zakizadeh, Mahdieh, Islamic Azad University, Iraq
- Zareravasan, Ahad, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
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Journal news
The social gold rush – tales from the crypto
26 July, 2024
In the last year or so, the cryptocurrencies market has seen significant fluctuations, which, according to research in the International Journal of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies, has led to surge in influencer activity on social media. However, Sijie Yu and Jon Padfield of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, point out that despite this increased activity there has been little academic research into the behaviour and impact of cryptocurrency influencers. The team has endeavoured to fill this gap in our knowledge and has looked at how such influencers – usually individuals, but sometimes organisations, with large numbers of highly engaged followers on social media – affect perception and use of cryptocurrencies. The researchers have explored the classification and impact of influencers based on various metrics such as platform statistics, psychological traits, update content (specifically on the X platform formerly known as Twitter), social connectivity, and cryptocurrency price fluctuations. The researchers have also looked at how decentralized social media platforms have emerged following the change of Twitter ownership and its rebranding as X. Their review highlights some of the unique monetization models that shape influencer activities [...]
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