Orvium. Open and transparent science under Blockchain technology.

in #english6 years ago


Since the beginnings of the Internet many companies have had to mold themselves to the globalization, since the Internet has helped many to grow, in this case I want to raise the problem that exists today with the publishing industry. Perhaps we are almost close to this prediction that says in the future there will be a small group of publishing companies that will take advantage of the electronic age without printing costs, generating maximum profits.

Many publishing houses such as Elsevier's are mainly involved in the production of scientific journals, weekly or monthly publications, where great scientists can find the results of their studies. Perhaps you and I make up the small audience that reads these publications, but I can tell you that scientific publications are exceptional business. Its revenues exceed 22 billion euros, it is estimated that its volume is between the recording industry and the film industry, but it is much more profitable. In 2010 alone, the publisher Elsevier declared a profit of 827 million euros out of a total of 2.3 billion euros in revenue from scientific publications. That meant a margin of 36% - higher than what Apple, Google or Amazon declared that year.

In contrast to other publishing industries, some private scientific publishers have promoted publishing efforts and expenses for the research community. The science publishers have created an awkward triple-pay system: (1) The government funds most of the research, (2) Voluntary scientists - usually paid for by the government or research institutes - review the work, and (3) Publishers sell the product to government institutions and universities. This scandalous economic model, which compromises the spread and growth of scientific knowledge, is regularly criticized by scientists and research institutions, and is responsible for some of the most revolutionary changes in human history.

In addition, the new publication model presents a number of challenges to the research community, including high publication costs, copyright in the hands of publishers rather than authors, the lengthy, non-transparent and often biased process of publication and peer review, insufficient reward and recognition of reviewers, and the large number of low quality journals.

Orvium Mission

We work to eliminate market imperfections and improve the quality and effectiveness of scientific publishing. The main objective is to make Orvium the main publishing platform for the research community, while bringing the benefits of science back to society.

Solution

Orvium uses a unique and seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies: Ethereum blockchain and intelligent contracts, decentralized storage applications, large data analysis systems, and cloud computing to create a platform for processing, validating and disseminating research data and results.

The features of the Orvium platform are as follows:

  • Instant accreditation. The manuscripts are available from the moment they are sent to Orvium.
  • The copyright and licenses are owned and transferable by the authors. Its authors retain control over their work and its potential economic benefits.
  • Optimization of publication and access costs. Monopolistic or oligopolistic market structures do not influence prices.
    Efficient framework for creating decentralized magazines with low maintenance and operating costs.
  • Seamless integration between data and research results.
    Continuous and transparent peer reviews. The investigating party is empowered to publicly determine the validity and soundness of the investigation.
  • Public recognition and financial compensation for reviewers.
  • Free subscription to magazines. No subscription model to the journal is applied.
  • It is suitable for grey literature and its validation.
  • Transparent determination of quality metrics, such as impact factors and the quality of peer review.
  • It eliminates current "predatory" practices and disagreements related to plagiarism, ownership of ideas and registration.
  • Social platform.
  • On the other hand, Orvium is based on open source principles, so all software developed by Orvium is, and always will be, open source.

Advantages

A scientific revolution in Blockchain

Decentralized model

  • With Orvium, all the possibilities of a decentralised, fair, transparent and competitive market are exploited, without bias, without oligopolies or private interests.

Zero-delay publication

  • The scientific work must be available from the moment of its presentation. Orvium provides proof of independent, decentralized and unchanging existence, authorship and ownership.

Full life cycle traceability

  • A public trail of all activity is stored in the Blockchain: submissions, reviews, accepted and rejected peer reviews, copyright and user license modifications, etc.

The author selects the license and owns the copyright

  • Orvium develops custom licensing models by design. The model is always the author's decision.

The data and the research process

  • Orvium enables scientists to share their complete studies by making research data, code, etc. available to them. This increases scientific validity.

Large data analysis and machine learning

  • Orvium combines Big Data Analytics with Blockchain. This allows us to obtain valuable information to improve scientific production.

Decentralized publications

  • Decentralized publications allow for low maintenance, flexible, cost-effective and fully autonomous management and categorization of scientific literature, while offering an additional line of business for authors and publishers.

Collaborative environment

  • Orvium is a collaborative framework for any process related to the life cycle of the manuscript.

Involve Society in Scientific Evolution

  • Orvium proposes to the general public the redefinition of journals, the creation of challenges that increase scientific validity and the dissemination of support campaigns in both the public and private sectors.

About the Token

ORVIUM (ORV)

Efficient and impartial business model

  • ORV has a transparent, comprehensive and competitive business model to support global research.

Recognition and reward

  • ORV enables a fair cost-sharing model for authors, which ensures reward and recognition for all participants.

Cost-effective magazines

  • ORV makes it possible for magazines to be viable and cost-effective at a low cost.

Continuous Evolution

  • ORV ensures a continuous evolution of the platform while supporting global research.
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TokenORV
Price1 ORV = 0.1 USD
BonusAvailable
BountyAvailable
PlatformEthereum
AcceptingETH
Hard cap20,000,000 USD
CountryEstonia
Whitelist/KYCKYC & Whitelist
Restricted areasAfghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Puerto Rico, Somalia, Sudan North, Sudan South, Syria, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Cuba, Mali, Tunisia, United States of America.

Milestones

Phase 0 - Nebula

  • Idea conception and development:
  • Assemble team
  • White paper creation
  • Incorporate company and legal framework definition
  • Stablish collaboration frameworks for partners
  • Functional prototype (Web interface, API, smart contracts)
  • Marketing campaign
  • Token sale: Creation and public audit of token sale smart contracts.

Phase 1 - Red Giant

  • Token sale:
    • Launch
    • End of sale report publication
    • Independent audit of fund disbursement
    – Talent finding and recruitment
    – Platform:
    • User identification
    • Paper submission
    • Peer review

Phase 2 - Supernova

  • Platform:
    • Platform first public release
    • Bug bounty program
    • Decentralized journals management
    • Licenses and Copyrights
    – Support for Science and Technology:
    • Develop research institution collaboration program
    • Develop grant R&D program

Phase 3 - White Dwarf

  • Platform:
    • Platform second public release
    • Patronage
    • Funding campaigns
    – Support for Science and Technology:
    • Establish agreements with universities and research organizations
    to incentivize the Orvium publication model
    • Launch grant R&D program

Phase 4 - Neutron Star

Platform:
• Integrate big data analytics
• Release first fully functional Orvium platform
– Support for Science and Technology:
• Patronage of research lines in collaboration with institutions

Phase 5 - Pulsar

  • Platform:
    • Launch Orvium 1.0
    • Fine tune the operational efficiency
    • Adiabatic and continuous integration of the R&D results to the Orvium platform
    – Market capture and expansion of the business model
    – Support for Science and Technology:
    • Enhance collaboration programmes and frameworks

Team

  • Manuel Martin - Senior Project Leader & Blockchain Expert
  • Antonio Romero -Technology Solution Architect
  • Roberto Rabasco - Application and Cloud Technology Expert

ADVISOR

  • Ph.D. Alberto Di Meglio - CERN openlab Head
  • Tom Soderstrom - IT Chief Technology Officer
  • Chris Mattmann - Assoc. Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
  • Jesús Villadangos - SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Candidate & Professor
  • Nico Orce - Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Astrophysics
  • Miguel Angel - Professor and Head of Transport & Logistics
  • Bernd Lapp - Advisor to Blockchain

BUSINESS STRATEGY

  • Nicolai Oster - Head of ICO
  • Christopher Tucci - Chair in Corporate Strategy & Innovation
  • Franco Alfami - Director of Innovation
  • Davide Gallo -Manager of Partners Ecosystem
  • Ruben Garcia - Marketing Expert

LEGAL PARTNER

  • Marek Herm - Attorney at Law & Tax Counsel

TECHNICAL

  • Jose Carlos Luna - Computing Engineer & Security Expert
  • Marc Magrans - Computing Engineer & Economist
  • Ignacio Coterillo - Database and Software Engineer
  • Hector Valverde - Solution Architect
  • Raul Murillo - Software Engineer
  • Carlos Ghabrous - Software Engineer
  • Alejandro Iribarren - Computing Engineer & Storage Expert

If you need more information I leave you below the links where you can review it in much more detail, any questions or doubts I invite you to comment.

PlatformLinks
Web Sitehttps://orvium.io/
Whitepaperhttps://orvium.docsend.com/view/nvr6ywj
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/orvium
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/orvium.io
Reddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/Orvium/
Mediumhttps://medium.com/@orvium
Telegramhttps://t.me/orvium
Annhttps://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3535259.0

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