ABSTRACT
Objective To provide comprehensive background reference for the application of block chain technology in scientific research ecology.Methods The related literatures of block chain and open science were retrieved and analyzed from the mainstream databases and network resources.Results According to the analysis of weak points of the traditional scientific system,as well as the crisis of open science movement,it alerted the urgency and necessity of establishing a truly open scientific ecosystem.This article also introduced the basic knowledge of block chain,demonstrated the feasibility of its application and potential advantages of block chain for constructing an open scientific ecosystem.The preliminary practice of block chain applied in open scientific systems is also summarized.Conclusions The block chain technology allows for the construction of an open,reliable,decentralized and collaborative environment infrastructure that changes the whole process of scientific research.