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This research work has been funded by the Madrid Regional Government through the project e-Madrid-CM (P2018/TCS-4307). The e-Madrid-CM project is also co-financed by the Structural Funds (FSE and FEDER).

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Jurado, FranciscoAuthorDelgado, OscarAuthorOrtigosa, álvaroAuthor

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October 20, 2020
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Tracking News Stories Using Blockchain to Guarantee their Traceability and Information Analysis

Publicated to:International journal of interactive multimedia and artificial intelligence. 6 (3): 39-46 - 2020-09-01 6(3), DOI: 10.9781/ijimai.2020.06.003

Authors: Jurado, Francisco; Delgado, Oscar; Ortigosa, Alvaro

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Comp Engn, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Nowadays, having a mechanism to guarantee the traceability of the information and to monitor the evolution of the news from its origin, and having elements to know the reputation and credibility of the media, analyze the news as well as its evolution and possible manipulation, etc. is becoming increasingly significant. Transparency in journalism is currently a key element in performing serious and rigorous journalism. End-users and fact-checking agencies need to be able to check and verify the information published in different media. This transparency principle enables the tracking of news stories and allows direct access to the source of essential content to contrast the information it contains and to know whether it has been manipulated. Additionally, the traceability of news constitutes another instrument in the fight against the lack of credibility, the manipulation of information, misinformation campaigns and the propagation of fake news. This article aims to show how to use Blockchain to facilitate the tracking and traceability of news so that it can provide support to the automatic indexing and extraction of relevant information from newspaper articles to facilitate the monitoring of the news story and allows users to verify the veracity of what they are reading.

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BlockchainJournalisticJournalistic transparencyNews storiesSmart contractTraceabilityTransparency

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International journal of interactive multimedia and artificial intelligence due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position 58/139, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Artificial Intelligence.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 3.21, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-18, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 8
  • Scopus: 10

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-18:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 36 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (JURADO MONROY, FRANCISCO) and Last Author (ORTIGOSA JUAREZ, ALVARO MANUEL).