Survey System Using Blockchain for Scientific Research

Authors : Salim Eray ÇELİK, Vildan ÖZKIR

Pages : 45-67

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Publication Date : 2021-12-31

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The survey is a list of questions prepared according to a specific plan for the resource people who constitute a universe or sample to understand specific people`s feelings, thoughts, and experiences on a subject. However, there are many disadvantages such as lack of transparency, lack of participant privacy, and low level of security due to the centralized structure of existing survey systems. Blockchain is a Digital Trust Protocol that provides agentless, transparent, secure information transfer that protects user privacy with crypto encryption. In this study, we propose a blockchain-based, inter-university survey system to be used in scientific research to solve the problems encountered in existing survey systems. We also do a SWOT analysis of our proposed approach and centralized survey systems, utilize an algorithm in the literature to investigate whether blockchain is suitable for survey applications, compare the central survey systems with the design we propose in terms of transparency using the CNN transparency index. Moreover, we use the technology organization environment insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TOE); theory to identify barriers that may arise in technology adoption and use the Fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Laboratory Evaluation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Fuzzy Dematel); method to evaluate, analyze and prioritize the interactions of these barriers with each other.
Keywords : Blockchain, Survey System, Fuzzy Dematel, TOE