Aim & Scope
The International Journal of Blockchain Applications and Financial Technology is committed to advancing research on the design, deployment, and governance of blockchain-based systems and FinTech solutions. The journal serves as a multidisciplinary forum, connecting technical innovation with economic, regulatory, and social perspectives.
We welcome submissions that not only address the development of blockchain and FinTech technologies but also critically assess their performance, adoption, and long-term sustainability. The scope includes foundational technical research, applied industry studies, and evaluations of regulatory and market frameworks.
Scope
- Blockchain Architecture and Protocols
- Design, analysis, and optimisation of blockchain protocols
- Consensus algorithms and fault tolerance models
- Scalability solutions for high-throughput applications
- Energy-efficient consensus mechanisms
- Smart Contracts and Decentralised Applications (DApps)
- Development frameworks and programming languages
- Formal verification and security auditing of smart contracts
- Industry-specific DApp use cases and performance evaluation
- Decentralised Finance (DeFi) and Digital Assets
- Structure and governance of DeFi platforms
- Risk modelling and fraud detection in DeFi systems
- Tokenisation of physical and digital assets
- Stablecoin design, regulation, and market dynamics
- Cryptocurrency Markets and Economics
- Price modelling and volatility analysis
- Market microstructure and liquidity studies
- Impact of macroeconomic trends on cryptocurrency adoption
- Behavioural finance approaches to crypto investment
- Identity, Privacy, and Security
- Blockchain-based identity verification systems
- Privacy-preserving technologies and zero-knowledge proofs
- Cybersecurity risks in distributed networks
- Incident response and resilience strategies
- Blockchain Applications in Industry and Public Services
- Trade finance, supply chain traceability, and provenance tracking
- Healthcare record management and secure data sharing
- Public administration and voting systems
- Intellectual property and digital rights management
- Regulatory and Governance Frameworks
- Comparative analysis of blockchain regulations across jurisdictions
- Self-regulatory models and industry standards
- Legal frameworks for smart contracts and token issuance
- Anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) compliance
- Adoption, Impact, and Ethics
- Organisational adoption strategies and barriers
- Consumer trust and user experience studies
- Ethical implications of decentralised governance
- Economic inclusion and access to financial services
Authors are encouraged to clearly link their research to both technical developments and the economic, regulatory, or societal contexts in which blockchain and FinTech operate.
