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Science, free for everyone and kept forever

Dejournal is a pre-print server for scientific papers. It runs on Ethereum blockchain and IPFS. Papers on Dejournal are stored forever and always freely available.

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Getting started

Software requirements

Dejournal is a browser application that runs on your computer. It interacts directly with Ethereum blockchain and Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS). For communication with Ethereum blockchain you will need to install Metamask wallet and a compatible browser.

After you install the Metamask extension in your browser, create a new wallet and securely store the seed phrase.

Fund your wallet

Dejournal runs on Rinkeby Ethereum testnet. You can get free ether on Metamask faucet.

  1. Set Metamask to Rinkeby network.
  2. Go to Metamask faucet and request free ether.
  3. Wait until ether shows in your Metamask wallet.

Publish on Dejournal

  1. Select Rinkeby network in your Metamask wallet.
  2. Open dejournal-39b67.firebaseapp.com in your browser.
  3. Select Publish in the top navigation bar.
  4. Enter the Title, Authors, Abstract and upload the document. Then click Submit.
  5. A Metamask pop-up will show up asking you to confirm the transaction. Click Confirm. The publication cost and transaction fee will be deducted from your Ethereum wallet.
  6. Go to Dejournal Home and your publication should be listed among last 5 publications.

About the project

Founders

Dejournal was started by two disappointed scientists.

License

Dejournal is distributed by an MIT license.

Contributing

When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue, email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change. Read more about becoming a contributor in our GitHub repo.

Code of Conduct

Dejournal is committed to fostering a welcoming community.

View our Code of Conduct on our GitHub repository.