10.23640/07243.5956510.v1 Robert Peters Robert Peters Blog: Why We Need to Explore Blockchain Technology to Connect Researchers and Research ORCID 2018 ORCID persistent identifiers research infrastructure open source blockchain 2018-03-07 16:11:30 Journal contribution https://orcid.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Blog_Why_We_Need_to_Explore_Blockchain_Technology_to_Connect_Researchers_and_Research/5956510 Our Director of Technology, Rob Peters, shares his thoughts on using blockchain, together with persistent identifiers, to enable reliable connections between researchers and their research outputs beyond just journal articles.