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Data Semantics is a wide area that continuously faces new challenges arising from the invention of new information formats and novel applications. An area that is particularly challenging with respect to identifying, representing and using data semantics is the Web. This paper attempts to characterize the nature and challenges of Data Semantics on the Web as an interesting research area to be covered by the Journal on Data Semantics.
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Stuckenschmidt, H. Data Semantics on the Web. J Data Semant 1, 1–9 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13740-012-0003-z
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