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Blockchain in eCommerce: A Special Issue of the ACM Transactions on Internet of ThingsBlockchain in eCommerce: A Special Issue of the ACM Transactions on Internet of Things

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As blockchain technology is becoming a driving force in the global economy, it is also gaining critical acclaim in the e-commerce industry. Both the blockchain and e-commerce are inseparable as they involve transactions. Blockchain protect transactions and e-commerce activities rely on them. Blockchain technology enables a decentralized marketplace to support important business activities like secure payments, managing the supply chain and reducing the fraud to mention few. In this special issue editorial we are introducing 11 research articles in this hot area of research that were selected by our reviewers from over than 250 submissions.
As blockchain technology is becoming a driving force in the global economy, it is also gaining critical acclaim in the e-commerce industry. Both the blockchain and e-commerce are inseparable as they involve transactions. Blockchain protect transactions and e-commerce activities rely on them. Blockchain technology enables a decentralized marketplace to support important business activities like secure payments, managing the supply chain and reducing the fraud to mention few. In this special issue editorial we are introducing 11 research articles in this hot area of research that were selected by our reviewers from over than 250 submissions.

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Jinan Fiaidhi, Sabah Mohammed, and Sami Mohammed. 2018. EDI with blockchain as an enabler for extreme automation. IEEE IT Prof. 20, 4 (2018), 66--72.

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        cover image ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
        ACM Transactions on Internet Technology  Volume 21, Issue 1
        Visions Paper, Regular Papers, SI: Blockchain in E-Commerce, and SI: Human-Centered Security, Privacy, and Trust in the Internet of Things
        February 2021
        534 pages
        ISSN:1533-5399
        EISSN:1557-6051
        DOI:10.1145/3441681
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        • Ling Liu
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        Published: 18 January 2021
        Published in TOIT Volume 21, Issue 1

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        1. B2B and B2C applications
        2. Blockchain
        3. business protection
        4. distributed marketplace
        5. eCommerce services
        6. supply chain

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