About DAP
The Platform for the Democratisation of Academic Publishing (DAP)
DAP aims to create a democratic, trustworthy and efficient game-changing infrastructure for academic publishing to support the European Research Area, Open Research Europe and the Digital Europe Programme.
The goal of DAP is to give authors, researchers and the public more control over academic knowledge and information, to improve research practice and to prevent breaches of research integrity.
The Limits of Traditional Scientific Publishing
Traditional scientific publishing can be slow, costly and opaque.
It can take months or even years for an article to be peer reviewed, and the review process is often controlled by a small group of gatekeepers.
In addition, the cost of publishing in traditional journals can be prohibitive, especially for researchers with limited financial resources or from developing countries. These constraints can significantly restrict scientific progress and innovation and limit the dissemination of important research findings.
The Platform for the Democratisation of Academic Publishing (DAP)
To ensure the fairness and openness of publication processes to all and for all, DAP aims to create a democratic, trustworthy and efficient game-changing infrastructure for academic publishing using blockchain and smart contracts.
The goal of DAP is to:
Give authors, researchers and the public more control over academic knowledge and information.
Improve recognition of effort of all participants in the peer-review process.
Prevent breaches of research integrity
The advanced architecture of DAP
The proposed DAP architecture includes a decentralised set of rules and procedures; decentralised archiving of articles and reviews, on-demand anonymity and privacy, decentralised open review process, and the possibility of direct publication.
This journal-independent model allows for peer review and publication without the need for a traditional publisher, but does not exclude publishers, editors, proofreaders and other stakeholders from the process.
A researcher initiates the review of an article through an open decentralised system. After the reviews are received, Machine Intelligence processing is performed and a decision is made, classifying the article as a verified scientific paper, and consequently it is published as such.
How the Academic Community can benefit from DAP)
One of the most important benefits of DAP is the ability to streamline the peer review process, to recognise the efforts of authors, reviewers and publishers and to make the entire publication process traceable and trustworthy. DAP a decentralised, open peer review system on a global scale will allow the pools of potential reviewers to be shared among publishers based on reviewers’ expertise, and to rank them based on the quality of their past engagement with the review processes.
This system will increase the quality and speed of the review process, improve the overall quality of published articles and make the entire review and publication process more transparent. he use of blockchain technology allows for a tamper-proof record that improves the overall integrity of the peer review process, but also enables the use of the scientific wallet, which increases the privacy of participants and enables the token-based reward economy.
Monetising Premium Content with DAP
One of the unique features of DAP is the ability to monetise involvement through the use of fungible tokens and open access solutions.
Through that, DAP has the potential to provide financial opportunities for unemployed and retired scientists, and to revitalise the European Union’s intellectual capital, by creating a new model of lifelong free scientific communication and activity.
The Impact of DAP
The DAP initiative has the potential to make a significant impact on research, society, the economy, and the ecology as a whole.
The democratisation of scholarly publishing will lead to new value and quality in science, as well as to a new generation of scientific knowledge gathering, sharing and academic ranking.
Empowering Academic Voices
DAP aims to create a democratic, trustworthy and efficient game-changing infrastructure for academic publishing to support the European Research Area, Open Research Europe and the Digital Europe Programme.
Our partners
European Commision
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Centre for Informatics and Computing
NGI Trublo
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