Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Haque, Mustafizul; Hung, Bui Thanh; Upreti, Kamal; Sapra, Ritu; Jain, Rituraj; Radhakrishnan, G.V.; Kshirsagar, Pravin R. Title A name given to the resource SALF: A Blockchain-Based Framework for Scalable Academic Credential Management and Institutional Governance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Applied Science and Technology Trends;Volume;6;Issue;2;pp.203-218 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.38094/jastt62295" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.38094/jastt62295</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105015460996?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105015460996?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Haque M., Department of Management, Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Bihar, Patna, India; Hung B.T., Data Science laboratory, Data Science Department, Faculty of Information Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Upreti K., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, India; Sapra R., University of Delhi, Delhi, India; Jain R., Department of Information Technology, Marwadi University, Gujarat, Rajkot, India; Radhakrishnan G.V., Kalinga School of Management, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India; Kshirsagar P.R., Department of Electronics &amp; Telecommunication Engineering, J D College of Engineering &amp; Management, Maharashtra, Nagpur, India Description An account of the resource This study introduces SALF (Secure Academic Ledger Framework), a technically innovative blockchain-based system engineered to overcome persistent challenges in academic credential management, including latency bottlenecks, governance opacity, and integration inflexibility. SALF pioneers a hybrid on-chain/off-chain architecture optimized for low-latency operations while preserving blockchain immutability, and it employs a role-based smart contract suite tailored to institutional hierarchies. Unlike prior frameworks, SALF integrates a degree-based incentive mechanism that quantifies data quality metricslegibility, correctness, and non-redundancyto ensure equitable institutional participation and discourage centralization. Built upon a Proof of Authority (PoA) consensus model, SALF achieves high performance under load, maintaining a throughput of over 30 transactions per second (TPS) and P95 latency below 300 milliseconds. RESTful APIs ensure real-time interoperability with existing systems such as ERPs and academic dashboards. Compared to benchmark systems like EduCert-Chain and EduCopyRight-Chain, the proposed framework achieves a 41.3% reduction in latency and maintains stable throughput under high-load conditions, even as other systems exhibit significant degradation or integration constraints. These distinctive technical contributions position SALF as a scalable, governance-aware, and future-ready infrastructure for decentralized academic credentialing across heterogeneous institutions. 2025, Interdisciplinary Publishing Academia. All rights reserved. Subject The topic of the resource academic records; blockchain; encryption; proof of authority (poa); secure academic ledger framework (salf) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Interdisciplinary Publishing Academia Relation A related resource ISSN: 27080757; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online