A Systematic Literature Review on Blockchain Architectures Using Smart Contracts

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-1775202522009

Keywords:

Smart Contracts, Blockchain, Smart Contracts Architecture, Blockchain Architecture, Software Architecture

Abstract

Blockchain has received a lot of attention for multiple use cases and applications since the first works emerged about 15 years ago, with its use targeting cryptocurrencies. During this period, a wide variety of platforms (e.g. Ethereum, Hyperledger, and others web3 Blockchain platforms), tools, programming languages and other resources such as smart contracts were proposed. With the aim of better understanding the use of smart contracts in Blockchain-based systems, this article presents a systematic review of the literature on Blockchain application architectures that make use of smart contracts, applied in different areas. It is expected to bring together approaches for the design and implementation of smart contracts on the Blockchain.

Author Biographies

Paulo Caetano da Silva, Salvador University - UNIFACS - Salvador , Bahia, Brazil

Graduated in Chemical Engineering at Bahia Federal University (1985). Master’s degree in computer networks at Salvador University – UNIFACS (2003). PhD at Pernambuco Federal University, in Computer Sciences, in database – XML area (2010). Currently, he is a professor at Salvador University - UNIFACS, in the master course of Systems and Computation, he is also an analyst at Brazil Central Bank. He has experience in the area of computer sciences, focused on Software Engineering, Database and XML, actuating, mainly, in the following themes: XBRL, OLAP for XML, information systems, web and financial information.

Daniel Jose Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Rosario - UNR, Rosário, Santa Fé, Argentina

Daniel Díaz is professor of Information Technology (SIPD) at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics at the National University of Rosario (UNR), Argentina. He received first prize in international academic competitions of XBRL-2003 (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and Oracle Corporation-2005 (BPEL implementation). He served as a consultant for the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), the Central Bank of Chile, the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission, the National Treasury Secretariat of Brazil and currently the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). He was distinguished for his investigative work by the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Republic. He has several articles published in conferences and scientific journals.

José Alan da Silva Teixeira, Universidade Salvador - UNIFACS, Feira de Santana, Bahia

Graduated in Computer Science from the Universidade - Salvador (UNIFACS), Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.

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Published

2025-12-30

How to Cite

Caetano da Silva, P., Filho, D. O. C., Diaz, D. J., & Teixeira, J. A. da S. (2025). A Systematic Literature Review on Blockchain Architectures Using Smart Contracts. Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 22. https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-1775202522009

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Vol. 22 (2025)

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