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QR Codes Advantages and Dangers

Publicated to:Ice-B: Proceedings Of The 13th International Joint Conference On E-Business And Telecommunications - Vol. 2. 2 112-115 - 2016-01-01 2(), DOI: 10.5220/0005993101120115

Authors: Petrova, K; Romanello, A; Medlin, BD; Vannoy, SA

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Appalachian State Univ, Dept Comp Informat Syst, Boone, NC 28608 USA - Author
Appalachian State Univ, Dept Informat Syst, Boone, NC 28608 USA - Author
Auckland Univ Technol, Dept Comp Informat Syst, Sch Engn Comp & Math Sci, Auckland, New Zealand - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Dept Management, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Quick Response (QR) codes are two dimensional (matrix) codes that have been developed in ways that allow companies and individuals to sell or market their products, skills, and events quickly and easily. The code can be used to represent data such as a web address or map location that can be scanned quickly by a mobile device such as a smart phone. Tracking inventories and marketers were some of the first uses and users of QR codes because of the ease of deployment and low development cost. The use has also grown quickly amongst individual users who want to transfer information such as sending an invitation, providing details about an event, or even announcing a baby's birth. While there are many advantages in the use of QR codes, there is a negative side that has resulted in end users discontinuing their use. Our paper discusses both the usefulness of QR codes as well as the inconveniences and dangers that they may pose.

Keywords
Codes (symbols)CommerceDevelopment costsElectronic commerceMobile devicesNegative sidesQr advantagesQr characteristicsQr codesQr dangersQuick response codeSmartphonesTransfer information

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-10:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 18
  • OpenCitations: 13
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 2025-05-10:

  • 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: 139 (PlumX).

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.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: New Zealand; United States of America.