QR CODES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: A NARRATIVE REVIEW ON DATA RELIABILITY AND SECURITY

<p> </p><p> </p><p>Is your article real? Does the data in your article are true? Do you have any proof or evidence that you in person collected all the data? These are some of the lacunae in the field of research. To overcome this and to make our article reliable there comes a rescuer QR code or Quick Response code. Ensuring data reliability and transparency is a fundamental aspect of scientific research and publication. The integration of QR codes linked to PDF files containing original or supplementary data offers an innovative solution to improve research credibility and reproducibility. This approach allows readers, reviewers, and other researchers to directly access supporting datasets, ethical approvals, survey instruments, or analysis outputs referenced in an article. Overall, the application of QR codes for linking PDFs within scholarly articles enhances transparency, accountability sharing in line with open science principles and sustainable development goals which makes way for a green environment and trust in research publications. To conclude this method not only strengthens the reliability of the article but also aligns with the global movement toward open science and digital integration in academic communication. </p><p> </p>