First issue of Semantic Web journal published

IOS Press is happy to announce the first issue of the Semantic Web journal (ISSN 1570-0844) has been published. The online version of the journal is freely accessible.

"The Semantic Web is here to stay - and to grow. The Semantic Web is multidisciplinary and heterogeneous. Many Semantic Web researchers maintain close ties to neighbouring disciplines which provide methods or application areas for their work. However, the Semantic Web has now established itself as a research field in its own rights. Consequently, a growing number of researchers, in particular those of the second or third generation, seem to identify themselves with the Semantic Web as their primary field of work. The growing number of top quality events dedicated to Semantic Web topics is also a clear indication of this trend. Another indicator is the increasing interweavement of Semantic Web methods into related disciplines leading to research topics such as geospatial semantics, the Semantic Sensor Web, semantic desktop, or work on cultural heritage," say Editors-in-Chief Pascal Hitzler and Krzysztof Janowicz in their first editorial.

The first issue of the Semantic Web journal contains vision statements by the members of the Editorial Board. While these contributions were essentially invited, they nevertheless underwent the full, open, and transparent review process of the journal in order to improve quality and clarity. Their publication on the journal's webpage already led to comments and open reviews from external researchers. The resulting collection is an impressive compilation of topics of core concern to the Semantic Web community.

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