Applied Ontology
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Aims & Scope
Applied Ontology focuses on information content in its broadest sense. As the subtitle makes clear, two broad kinds of content-based research activities are envisioned: ontological analysis and conceptual modeling. The former includes any attempt to investigate the nature and structure of a domain of interest using rigorous philosophical or logical tools; the latter concerns the cognitive and linguistic structures we use to model the world, as well as the various analysis tools and methodologies we adopt for producing useful computational models, such as information systems schemes or knowledge structures. Applied Ontology is the first journal with explicit and exclusive focus on ontological analysis and conceptual modeling under an interdisciplinary view. It aims to establish a unique niche in the realm of scientific journals by carefully avoiding unnecessary duplication with discipline-oriented journals. For this reason, authors will be encouraged to use language that will be intelligible also to those outside their specific sector of expertise, and the review process will be tailored to this end. For example, authors of theoretical contributions will be encouraged to show the relevance of their theory for applications, while authors of more technological papers will be encouraged to show the relevance of a well-founded theoretical perspective. Moreover, the journal will publish papers focusing on representation languages or algorithms only where these address relevant content issues, whether at the level of practical application or of theoretical understanding. Similarly, it will publish descriptions of tools or implemented systems only where a contribution to the practice of ontological analysis and conceptual modeling is clearly established.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
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ImpaQ AnalysisApplied Ontology (abbr: Appl. Ontol, ISSN: 1570-5838) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of COMPUTER SCIENCE, published by IOS Press in Netherlands since 2005. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.674 (Q1), an H-index of 37.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 17 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,081 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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