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Blockchain: a literature review

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  • Anjee Gorkhali
  • Ling Li
  • Asim Shrestha

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A blockchain consists of an ordered list with nodes and links where the nodes store information and are connected through links called chains. This technology supports the availability of a publicly maintained ledger of transactions, first gaining mainstream attraction with cryptocurrencies. A myriad of other applications have emerged ever since. There has been a steady growth in the number of research studies conducted in this field; as such, there is a need to review the research in this field. This paper conducts an extensive review on 76 journal publications in the field of blockchain from 2016 to 2018 available in Science Citation Index (SCI) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) database. The aim of this paper is to present scholars and practitioners with a detailed overview of the available research in the field of blockchain. The selected papers have been grouped into 14 categories. The contents of papers in each category are summarized and future research direction for each category is outlined. This overview indicates that the research in blockchain is becoming more prominent and requires more effort in developing new methodologies and framework to integrate blockchain. It is the need of today’s growing business that ventures into new technologies like cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT).

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  • Anjee Gorkhali & Ling Li & Asim Shrestha, 2020. "Blockchain: a literature review," Journal of Management Analytics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(3), pages 321-343, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjmaxx:v:7:y:2020:i:3:p:321-343
    DOI: 10.1080/23270012.2020.1801529
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    1. George SUCIU & Mari Anais SACHIAN & Grigor PARANGONI & Maria NICULAE & Robert FLORESCU, 2022. "Blockchain applications in smart grid," Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC) Proceedings, Smart-EDU Hub, vol. 10, pages 387-394, November.
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    3. Rashi Saxena & E. Gayathri & Lalitha Surya Kumari, 2023. "Semantic analysis of blockchain intelligence with proposed agenda for future issues," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 14(1), pages 34-54, March.
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    8. Saleem Malik & Mehmood Chadhar & Savanid Vatanasakdakul & Madhu Chetty, 2021. "Factors Affecting the Organizational Adoption of Blockchain Technology: Extending the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Framework in the Australian Context," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-33, August.
    9. Chu-Chi Kuo & Joseph Z. Shyu, 2021. "A Cross-National Comparative Policy Analysis of the Blockchain Technology between the USA and China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-18, June.

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