Submission Guidelines

IJBTA welcomes submissions of original research papers addressing theoretical advances, technological developments, and practical applications of blockchain technologies. The journal's scope covers a broad range of topics, including cryptocurrency, cryptography, cryptographic hash functions, distributed ledger technologies, distributed consensus algorithms, proof-of-work and proof-of-stake mechanisms, smart contracts, Hyperledger Fabric, and blockchain security. It also welcomes research on public, private, permissioned, and consortium blockchain networks, as well as interdisciplinary applications of blockchain technology in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), social media, business, industry, healthcare, cryptocurrency security, and supply chain management.

Submission Instructions

When submitting papers for potential publication in the IJBTA, please submit an original editable file in one of the (.doc, .pdf) style files. All figures, images, tables, etc., should be embedded into the original file. Detailed instructions on preparing papers for submission can be found in the Template Paper. Further information on the scope of the IJBTA is also available upon enquiry of prospective authors. Authors accept the terms of Honor Code and Plagiarism Statement for Paper Submission, and that the paper is original research contribution with the references properly cited in the manuscript.

Please read our ethical publication statement:  Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

Paper Submission

Prospective authors are cordially invited to submit their full-text manuscripts, including results, tables, figures, and references, via email to editor@ijbta.com. All submissions must report original, previously unpublished research findings, whether experimental or theoretical, and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal's formatting and submission guidelines. All submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review and editorial assessment before publication.

License and Copyright

Authors retain the copyright. Articles are licensed under an open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, which means all papers can be downloaded, shared, and reused without restriction, as long as the original authors are properly cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work, while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit.
 
In exceptional circumstances articles may be licensed differently. If you have specific condition (such as one linked to funding) that does not allow this license, please mention this to the editorial office of the journal at submission.


About Paper Review

All published journal papers are refereed by the international competent researchers and scientists. Therefore, a full double - blind international refereeing process is used in which:
Papers are sent to reviewers for their peer review process.
The reviewers' recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted / accepted subject to change / subject to resubmission with significant changes / rejected.

For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.

All papers are refereed, and the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to refuse any typescript, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and/or modifications before publication.

For more details about peer-review, please refer to Editorial Process.