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0 pointsshaky-carrousel1y ago0 comments

It could enable to have a decentralised web of trust of reviewers. In the same vein it is used to verify identities, you can use it to assess the reliability of a reviewer. A reviewer could sign another reviewer's key with the confidence it has about their reviewing.

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jampekka1y ago

This is done via academic credentials, mostly by publishing in the same field.

I don't think there are any major technical challenges in publishing or peer review. It's not complicated at all. The problems are sociological.

shaky-carrouselOP1y ago

Well, you depend on a trustable publisher. With a web of trust you won't need that. People could publish anywhere.

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jampekka1y ago

This is done via academic credentials, mostly by publishing in the same field.

I don't think there are any major technical challenges in publishing or peer review. It's not complicated at all. The problems are sociological.

shaky-carrouselOP1y ago

Well, you depend on a trustable publisher. With a web of trust you won't need that. People could publish anywhere.

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