The importance of distributed ledger technology for improving the quality of new scientific knowledge
The article discusses the most important aspects of the impact of distributed ledger technology as a tool for scientific information and scientific research processes integration on the effectiveness of scientific research. Exoplanet search in astronomy is used as an example. A comparative analysis confirms the potentially high level of positive impact of distributed ledger technologies on the quality of research practice and on the results of scientific research. In addition, the concept of a multiproject distributed registry is introduced.