Journal of Web Semantics
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Aims & Scope
The Journal of Web Semantics is an interdisciplinary journal based on research and applications of various subject areas that contribute to the development of a knowledge-intensive and intelligent service Web. These areas include: knowledge technologies, ontology, agents, databases and the semantic grid, obviously disciplines like information retrieval, language technology, human-computer interaction and knowledge discovery are of major relevance as well. All aspects of the Semantic Web development are covered. The publication of large-scale experiments and their analysis is also encouraged to clearly illustrate scenarios and methods that introduce semantics into existing Web interfaces, contents and services. The journal emphasizes the publication of papers that combine theories, methods and experiments from different subject areas in order to deliver innovative semantic methods and applications.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Web Semantics (acronym: jows, abbr: J. WEB SEMANT, ISSN: 1570-8268) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier in Netherlands since 2003. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.20, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.006 (Q1), an H-index of 94.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 14.6周, a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 18 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,250 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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