Anum Arum Narudhu, Indah Widdi Palupi, Zulfatun Sofiyani

BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTATION TRENDS IN DIGITAL ARCHIVES: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Introduction

Blockchain implementation trends in digital archives: bibliometric analysis. Analyze blockchain implementation trends in digital archives for security via bibliometric study (2015-2023). Reveals nascent research development in this field.

Abstract

The increasing development of digital archives requires an optimal solution to face challenges in its security aspects. These challenges can be overcome by using blockchain as an encryption that keeps the archive reliable and trustworthy. This study aims to determine the development of scientific article publications that identify the relationship between blockchain and archives. Data was obtained from the database published by Web of Science (WoS) from 2015-2023. The keywords used to obtain appropriate results are “Blockchain” and “Archive” based on topics. Then 106 documents were obtained, namely articles and proceedings papers. The search results were exported in BibTex format and analyzed bibliometrically using the biblioshiny web interface from R Studio software. The results of the analysis show that blockchain-related publications in digital archives are still not very developed. This is because publications have only started since 2015, which is the beginning of innovation in the application of blockchain in digital archives. In addition, it is supported by treemap and wordcloud analysis which did not find the word archive.

Review

The submitted paper, "BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTATION TRENDS IN DIGITAL ARCHIVES: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS," addresses a highly relevant and timely topic concerning the security challenges faced by digital archives and the potential role of blockchain technology in addressing them. The authors clearly state their objective: to map the development of scientific literature connecting blockchain and archives through a bibliometric analysis. Using data from Web of Science (WoS) between 2015 and 2023, and employing specific keywords ("Blockchain" and "Archive"), the study identified 106 documents, which were subsequently analyzed using biblioshiny from R Studio. The preliminary findings suggest that the integration of blockchain in digital archives is still an underdeveloped research area, with publications only emerging since 2015. The methodology employed is generally sound for a bibliometric study, clearly outlining the data source, search strategy, and analytical tools. The choice of WoS, while robust, could be augmented by including other major academic databases (e.g., Scopus, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore) to ensure a more comprehensive capture of the existing literature, especially given the interdisciplinary nature of the topic and the authors' finding of a nascent field. Furthermore, while the keywords "Blockchain" and "Archive" are foundational, exploring a broader set of related terms such as "digital preservation," "recordkeeping," "immutable storage," or "distributed ledger technology" might yield a richer dataset and potentially alter the conclusion regarding the field's developmental stage. The finding that "archive" did not prominently appear in treemap and wordcloud analysis, despite being a core search term, is particularly intriguing and warrants deeper qualitative exploration within the full paper to understand how archival concepts are articulated or implied in the identified literature. Despite the indication of a less developed field, this study's primary contribution lies precisely in identifying this gap. Pinpointing a nascent research area is crucial for guiding future scholarly efforts and highlighting where further investigation is most needed. The findings underscore that while the *conceptual* need for secure digital archiving is recognized, the *academic discourse explicitly linking and exploring blockchain solutions within archival science* is still in its infancy. This work thus serves as a valuable baseline, encouraging more interdisciplinary research and practical applications. Future studies could build upon this by performing a qualitative content analysis of the identified papers to understand the specific ways blockchain is being discussed in relation to archival principles, and by expanding the search scope to provide an even more exhaustive landscape of this evolving domain.

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