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February-April 2023. We have been understanding needs and adjusting pitch language; deciding for niches to Alpha tests; \n1.\t\ud83d\udd08Opened a \u201cCall for papers\u201d for the 1st issue of the DeSci Journal. Started March 2023 to present. So far, 10 submissions were received. \n1.\t\ud83d\udcddSought for Editors and Reviewers actively searching with other DeSci platforms and DAOs. April 2023 to present. \n1.\t\ud83d\udcaaFormally partnered with 5 Partners: a) https://gosh.sh, b) https://www.ifia.com/startups-department/, c) https://maxi.science, d) https://mushroomprotocol.io & e) icoLab https://icolab.org.br (see https://descier.science/partnerships/). \n1.\t\ud83d\udcbbDeveloped and worked on the new v2 publication platform. \n1.\t\ud83c\udf99Organized 3 DeSci presential events at 2 major Brazilian universities (Unicamp & USP) and at 2 main Blockchain events (in S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) for promoting awareness about DeSci and blockchain technologies by engaging in outreach at various venues: The Open Science - DeSci at Universidade de Campinas-[Unicamp](https://eduplay.rnp.br/portal/video/183448) in May 2023, Blockchain S\u00e3o Paulo 2023 at Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo-USP with the [DeSci Americas](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blockchain-rio_blockchain-sp-desci-s\u00e3o-paulo-e-desci-americas-activity-7056368973268795392-ZO0r/?originalSubdomain=es) in June 2023 and Blockchain Rio 2023 with the [DeSci Summit](https://descier.science/summit/) in September 2023. Videos of the DeSci Summit 2023 in Brazil are available [here](https://www.youtube.com/@desciers).\n1.\tGrown our Twitter account to 1494 followers (@desciers with only 4 followers on June 2022)  [channel](https://x.com/desciers?t=vJU08EoHrxFp8sS0I27dCw&s=09).\n1.\t\ud83d\udd79Grown our Discord account to 217 members (created ~Sept 2022 [deScier Discord](https://discord.gg/Z6U9P28YtV). We have been using Dework integrated to Discord to announce tasks & pay bounties to our members.\n1.\t\u2708Attended the DeSci, Longevity and Biotech 2023 meeting in Ro\u00e1tan, Honduras in November 2023.\n1.\t\ud83d\ude80Officially launched on December 12th, 2023 at the American Chamber of Commerce in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, The DeSci Journal v1 at https://platform.desci.reviews.\n1.\tJoined Vitalia in Roat\u00e1n, Honduras during January 2024.\n1.\tAttended as Invited Speaker in the Publishing Panel at DeSci London, March 24-25th 2024.\n1.\tDeveloped The DeSci Journals (plural) v2. Recently, we have developed and deployed at https://platform.desci.reviews  a pioneering decentralized scientific platform showcasing all onboarded communities as part of a decentralized science library (please see attached pitch). This platform has onboard communities such as new areas of knowledge (such as Legal Engineering) and communities struggling to locate suitable venues for publishing their work (such as Biohackers, Cannabis and Mushroom research communities).\n", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months (N/A if you haven\u2019t participated previously). ", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "answer": "0x51b3d4E44193573Ca62bC793c411e5D743AF053d", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "\nhttps://platform.desci.reviews\nhttps://descier.science", "hidden": false, "question": "Where should we look to see the impact of your project? Please provide links to public websites and/or the latest values for key metrics you track privately. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "In October 2022 we participated for the 1st time in a #DeSci round in Gitcoin during GR15 where 4k DAI were funded for **SciDAO**. We later merged with another DAO and became **deScier**. \nIn May 2023 we were funded 2k DAI for the Gitcoin Beta Round.", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Prior Funding Amounts, Sources, and Dates for the project in USD", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Grants"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of the following funding sources do you have? Check all that apply", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "number", "answer": "18", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?  ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Central and South America", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "No", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you applying for any other OSS rounds in GG20? (Reminder: you can only be accepted into one) ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "**The DeSci Journals enables communities to operate as digital cooperatives for publishing scientific and technical content.**\nThe DeSci Journals v2 | A solution for decentralized scientific journals. The DeSci Journals simplifies scientific journal creation enabling communities to operate as digital cooperatives for publishing highly skilled content. \nBy creating a scientific publications platform called The DeSci Journals which will empower collaborative creation of scientific publications, leveraging web3 principles and technologies, through their platform's digital cooperative model. These communities and their peer-reviewed publications will maintain 100% of their copyrights, share gains and monetize the work of their highly skilled content creators, such as scientists, and technical professionals. These communities and their peer-reviewed publications will maintain 100% of their copyrights, share gains and monetize the work of their highly skilled content creators, such as scientists, and technical professionals.  ", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe your dApp or App, focusing on its innovative utility or service within the ecosystem. Highlight the problem it solves or the need it addresses.", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The DeSci Journals v2 platform applies most of the web2 flow extensively learned and used. The platform works in the web3 ethos, as a digital cooperative for example, even though are yet to incorporate smart contracts for its version 3 and 4.\n\nWe practice 100% copyright for Authors. Industry standard is zero %.\n\nWe use a 1-page with simple and straighfoward submission flow for both articles https://platform.desci.reviews/summary/new-document and journals (recently developed and deployed in version 2) https://platform.desci.reviews/summary/new-journal which is a new much simpler feature when compared to pages long used in traditional scientific journals. We made adding wallets optional.\nWe have also introduced features such as the percentage of authorship, which can include laboratories, institutions and DAOs, we will publish papers as NFTs (and push forward a secondary market formation) and the choice of open access or paid access where the funds will go directly to the Author\u2019s (or Authors\u2019) wallet. \nBy using The DeSci Journals as platform for their technical and scientific publications which includes events, communities will not only capitalize on its technical merits but also tap into a flourishing ecosystem that aligns with a broader vision for the future of scientific communication.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how your application improves user experience in the Web3 space. Include any specific design choices or features that enhance accessibility and practical utility.", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Nowadays, scientists have 0%, yes zero percent, of their copyright from legacy publishing houses. Together these publishing houses generate as much revenue as the music industry, i.e., 26 bi USD/ year. We will change all this. The DeSci Journals is a starting point for Authors to be in contact with a new form of publishing and financing their scientific and technical work. \nThe DeSci Journals are directly contributing to the advancement of the DeSci movement, an important Public Good component (science as public good), by challenging the scientific publishing status quo and current industry by providing a solution which empowers scientists and scholars to retain copyright, share knowledge, and benefit financially. \nThe DeSci Journals is open to communities worldwide. We embrace diversity in inclusivity by the very permissionless nature of our submission process for both papers and journals. Underserved communities and new areas of scientific knowledge will have a home in our platform.\nThe DeSci Journals is grounded in its advanced development stage, currently transitioning from version 1 to v2. The DeSci Journals have strong goals aligned with the DeSci movement, and their founders and advisers are world-class experts on publishing, business development, community and crypto economy. By choosing The DeSci Journals as a publishing platform communities will be positioned at the intersection of cutting-edge features (e.g. % of authorship for their DAOs, 100% maintenance of author\u2019s copyright, papers as NFTs, secondary market formation) and formal scientific discourse. By collaborating with The DeSci Journals, communities will not only capitalize on its technical merits but also tap into a flourishing ecosystem that aligns with a broader vision for the future of scientific communication.\n**We seek to revolutionize scientific publishing, bridging technology, knowledge sharing, and financial incentives for a transformative impact.**", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways does your project contribute to financial inclusion, education, or social impact? Explain the specific areas of impact and the target audience or communities you serve.", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "MIT. \nAll in Github repo.", "hidden": false, "question": "What type of open source software (OSS) license(s) do you have? Is all of your code available on public repos or is some portion of your codebase private?", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Roadmap\n1.\t**Smart Contracts Development (v3) -** Develop and implement smart contracts that seamlessly incorporate percentage royalties into the submission and peer-review workflow. \n1.\t**Validate the peer-review distribution payment process**.\n1.\t**Integrate digital currencies payments**.\n1.\t**Study and implement tokenomics for the $desci tokens**.\n1.\t**Analyze and check on the possibility for the acceptance of other communities\u2019 tokens and insert this analysis in the deScier tokenomics**.\n\n1.\t**Smart Contracts Audit (v3) \u2013** Audit developed and implemented smart contracts for security and bugs.\n1.\t**NFT paper Minting (v3) \u2013** Develop and mint scientific papers as NFTs for the Journals within The DeSci Journals platform, creating a dynamic and market-ready repository.\n1.\t**Marketplace Development (v4) \u2013** Develop a NFT paper marketplace as secondary market.\n1.\t**Automate Online Manuscript Submission (v4) \u2013** Implement an automated system for online manuscript submission, streamlining the publication process.\n\n## Timeline\nFinances permitting, coupled with successful funding, this is the expected timeline. Utilizing the grant funds, we will strategically allocate resources to achieve the following objectives:\n1.\tMay 2024 -June 2024 (Month 1 to 2 after receiving funds) - Smart Contracts Development (v3) - Develop and implement smart contracts that seamlessly incorporate percentage royalties into the submission and peer-review workflow.\n1.\tJuly 2024 (Month 3 after receiving funds) - Smart Contracts Audit (v3) \u2013 Audit developed and implemented smart contracts for security and bugs.\n1.\tJune 2024 - July 2024 (Month 2 to 3 after receiving funds) - NFT paper Minting (v3) \u2013 Develop and mint scientific papers as NFTs for the Journals within The DeSci Journals platform, creating a dynamic and market-ready repository.\n1.\tAugust 2024 \u2013 November 2024 (Month 4 to 7 after receiving funds) - Marketplace Development (v4) \u2013 Develop a NFT paper marketplace as secondary market.\n1.\tNovember 2024 \u2013 April 2025 (Month 7 to 12 after receiving funds) - Automate Online Manuscript Submission (v4)- Implement an automated system for online manuscript submission, streamlining the publication process.\n\n1.\tDecember 2024 \u2013 April 2025 (Month 8 to 12 after receiving funds) - Explore privacy ID options, including for instance, the utilization of technologies such as ZPK and POAPs (v5).\n\n1.\tNovember 2024 \u2013 April 2025 (Month 7 to 12 after receiving funds) - Establish mechanisms for building author reputation within the decentralized framework (v5).", "hidden": false, "question": "What stage of development is your application currently in, and what are your immediate next steps? Provide a roadmap or development timeline if available.", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Funds will be used for the development of v3 and v4 as below:\n\n1.\tAlpha version of NFT for scientific articles \u2013 70% for blockchain developers.\n1.\tWeb3 UX/ UI for an automated online manuscript submission \u2013 20% for design and development.\n1.\tMarketing \u2013 5% for paid promotion on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram \n1.\tPromotion \u2013 5% for short trips (gas, food, accommodation) for meetings, talks and presential events.\n\n More specifically:\n\n\n1.\t**Smart Contracts Development (v3) -** Develop and implement smart contracts that seamlessly incorporate percentage royalties into the submission and peer-review workflow. \n1.\t**Smart Contracts Audit (v3) \u2013** Audit developed and implemented smart contracts for security and bugs.\n1.\t**NFT paper Minting (v3) \u2013** Develop and mint scientific papers as NFTs for the Journals within The DeSci Journals platform, creating a dynamic and market-ready repository.\n1.\t**Marketplace Development (v4) \u2013** Develop a NFT paper marketplace as secondary market.\n1.\t**Automate Online Manuscript Submission (v4) \u2013** Implement an automated system for online manuscript submission, streamlining the publication process.\n1.\t**Explore privacy ID options** - Including for instance, the utilization of technologies such as ZPK and POAPs.\n1.\t**Reputation -** Establish mechanisms for building author reputation within the decentralized framework.\n1.\tFunds will also be used for **marketing** (5%).", "hidden": false, "question": "How would funding from this round support your project's development and goals? Outline specific areas where the funds would be allocated (e.g., development, user research, community building).", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "At The DeSci Journals platform, we practice both main eligibility criteria:\n1. User-Centric Design and Functionality: Projects should prioritize the development of applications that offer exceptional user experience, accessibility, and practical utility in the Web3 space. The goal is to make tech easy and beneficial for everyday users, bridging the gap between complex innovations and their practical application.\nHow? By applying most of the web2 flow extensively learned and used. The platform works in the web3 ethos, as a digital cooperative for example, and are yet to incorporate smart contracts for its version 3 and 4, which we will do by applying transition designs and abstracting deeply any complexity of blockchain technologies.\nWe practice 100% copyright for Authors. Industry standard is zero %.\n\nWe use a 1-page with simple and straighfoward submission flow for both articles https://platform.desci.reviews/summary/new-document and journals (recently developed and deployed in version 2) https://platform.desci.reviews/summary/new-journal which is a new much simpler feature when compared to pages long used in traditional scientific journals. We made adding wallets optional.\n\n2. Innovation in Application Use Cases: Projects should explore and implement new and novel use cases for applications within the Web3 sphere. We're interested in projects that push the boundaries of what's possible, showcasing the versatility and expansive potential of Web3 technologies to address a wide range of needs and opportunities\nHow? We have introduced features such as the percentage of authorship, which can include laboratories, institutions, funding agencies, companies and DAOs, transforming the publication process to accurately reflect and quantify the individual contributions of authors and collaborators as a percentage, thereby transparently showcasing the effort invested by each party in the depicted paper.  We will publish papers as NFTs (and push forward a secondary market formation). The DeSci Journals empower Authors with the choice to opt for open or paid access, including the ability to determine the pricing structure, with funds directed straight to the author's wallet(s). By using The DeSci Journals as platform for their technical and scientific publications which includes events, communities will not only capitalize on its technical merits but also tap into a flourishing ecosystem that aligns with a broader vision for the future of scientific communication.\nLastly, we have already onboarded 3 communities: 1) LexDAO with its LexClinic to publish the Journal of Legal Engineering-JoLE; 2) Augmented Limitless with its Biohackers Protocols; 3) Mushroom Protocol with The Mushroom Journal.\nWe will initiate discussions with other potential communities to explain the details of our technical and scientific paper publishing solution using percentage of authorship, open and closed access and, papers as NFTs.\nUnderstand the specific needs and features required, will pave the way for targeted Alpha tests within science and technical niches.", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 22}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 23}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? 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These communities and their peer-reviewed publications will maintain 100% of their copyrights, share gains and monetize the work of their highly skilled content creators, such as scientists, and technical professionals. These communities and their peer-reviewed publications will maintain 100% of their copyrights, share gains and monetize the work of their highly skilled content creators, such as scientists, and technical professionals.  \nNowadays, Science Authors have 0%, yes zero percent, of their copyright from legacy publishing houses. Together these publishing houses generate as much revenue as the music industry, i.e., 26 bi USD/ year. We will change all this. The DeSci Journals is a starting point for Authors to be in contact with a new form of publishing and financing their scientific and technical work.\n## How we are solving \nBy creating an alternative to a perverse oligopolistic scientific publication industry which generates 26Bi USD/ year. In this industry, authors (scientists, professionals and, scholars), reviewers and most editors (also scientists) do not get paid for working in the peer-reviewing process of papers for science journals. Authors: 1) pay for publishing, 2) pay for open access and moreover, 3) have their copyright expropriated. Universities and Research Institutions pay shockingly high annual subscription fees so that alumni and staff have access to journals.\nScientific publishing houses and science journals have outrageously high publication fees. These fees range from 2 to 6k USD for 1 paper, some charge 10k-15 USD/ paper. Open access is another 2-4k USD. Currently, it is right to say that the scientific publication industry hinders the advance of human knowledge. \nPaying attention only to their profits, legacy scientific journals: \n\u2022\tact as filters to what they believe is high quality research worth publishing, \n\u2022\tuse high rejection rates which are uncoupled from merit, significance, and quality, \n\u2022\ttake a long time from submission to publishing, \n\u2022\tundermine the expectations of the scientific community and the development of the human society. \n## How this will benefit the Arbitrum ecosystem\nThe DeSci Journals stand as a groundbreaking paradigm in the realm of real-world applications, ingeniously crafted to decentralize and elevate technical and scientific publications through innovative business models. \nHarnessing the power of decentralized solutions, underpinned by Arbitrum, it not only facilitates the seamless scaling of web3 primitives originating in the Arbitrum blockchain but also pioneers inventive alternatives for the broader public, utilizing Arbitrum as the primary gateway to web3 for tokens, NFTs, and related technologies.\nOur selection of Arbitrum is grounded in its substantial market share, widespread adoption, and the advantage of low gas fee transactions. This deliberate choice positions The DeSci Journals at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and scientific discourse. By integrating Arbitrum, we not only capitalize on its technical merits but also tap into a flourishing ecosystem that aligns with our vision for the future of scientific communication.\nThe adoption of Arbitrum by the scientific community is poised to generate tangible, real-world use cases, amplifying its utilization and impact. This transformative approach to publishing technical and scientific content aspires to reshape societal perspectives, interactions, applications, and investments in science. The DeSci Journals envisions ushering in a new era of decentralized excellence, with Arbitrum at its core, thereby revolutionizing the landscape of scholarly communication and catalyzing a paradigm shift in the dissemination of knowledge.\n## How receiving the grant would help the development of the project \nUtilizing the grant funds, we will strategically allocate resources to achieve the following objectives:\nTest MVP and Engage Potential Communities: \n\u2022\tInitiate discussions with potential communities to explain the details of our technical and scientific paper publishing solution using percentage of authorship, open and closed access and, NFTs.\n\u2022\tUnderstand the specific needs and features required, paving the way for targeted Alpha tests within science and technical niches.\nPrivacy ID and Reputation Building:\n\u2022\tExplore privacy ID options, including for instance, the utilization of technologies such as ZPK and POAPs.\n\u2022\tEstablish mechanisms for building author reputation within the decentralized framework.\nNFT Publication:\n\u2022\tPublish our first NFT paper by using our innovative approach.\n\u2022\tReach out to underserved Communities to garner support and participation.\n\n## Peer-Review and Editorial Payment Validation:\nValidate the peer-review payment process, integrating digital currencies payments, $desci tokens, and a percentage-based royalties\u2019 model. In fact, on October 7th 2022, we created a pre-token on the Polygon network which we have been using in our @deScier Discord community for rewards and incentives https://polygonscan.com/token/0xB83ac7456Bb239658502e31a351b10054455dc5a Nevertheless, the selection of a blockchain for project continuity hinges on support and timing. At this juncture, we deem it opportune to choose. Opting for Arbitrum appears fitting given our current status of not having deployed smart contracts on the platform. Transitioning to Arbitrum affords us the flexibility to migrate or initiate the $desci token anew.\n## Building Impact with Arbitrum\nThis initiative aims to establish a decentralized scientific journals platform, challenging the current industry with a web3 alternative. The envisioned platform empowers scientists and scholars to retain copyright, share knowledge, and benefit financially. \n### With the indispensable support of the Arbitrum community, we seek to revolutionize scientific publishing, bridging technology, knowledge sharing, and financial incentives for a transformative impact.\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "deScier", "projectTwitter": "desciers"}, "recipient": "0xfb6460eDF0dAc0D2bca4A2a2bc404Fc8B7990fdB"}}