[Dbworld] LNCS JoDS Call for Papers

  **********    LNCS Journal on Data Semantics (JoDS)   ************

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JoDS is soliciting contributions for its 2005 first normal issue. All 
contributions dealing with data semantics (see below for more details) are 
welcome, as long as they meet the high-quality standard that the journal 
enforces.

Schedule

July 16, 2004: Call for papers
September 30, 2004: Submission of paper abstracts (1 page max.)
October 30, 2004: Submission of full papers (20-30 pages)
January 15, 2005: preliminary notification of acceptance/rejection
April 1, 2004: submission of revised version
April 15, 2004: final acceptance/rejection notification
May 15, 2004: submission of camera-ready copy
July 2005: Publication of the issue

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JoDS is a LNCS publication series that produces LNCS volumes a few times a year.

This journal aims to provide a highly visible dissemination channel for 
remarkable work that in one way or another addresses research and development 
on issues related to data semantics. The target domain ranges from theories 
supporting the formal definition of semantic content to innovative 
domain-specific applications of semantic knowledge. We expect such a 
publication channel to be of highest interest to researchers and advanced 
practitioners working on the Semantic Web, interoperability, mobile information 
services, data warehousing, knowledge representation and reasoning, conceptual 
database modeling, ontologies, and artificial intelligence.

Topics of relevance to this journal include:
* Semantic interoperability, semantic mediators
* Ontologies
* Ontology, schema and data integration, reconciliation and alignment
* Multiple representations, alternative representations
* Knowledge representation and reasoning
* Conceptualization and representation
* Multimodel and multiparadigm approaches
* Mappings, transformations, reverse engineering
* Metadata
* Conceptual data modeling
* Integrity description and handling
* Evolution and change
* Web semantics and semistructured data
* Semantic caching
* Data warehousing and semantic data mining
* Spatial, temporal, multimedia and multimodal semantics
* Semantics in data visualization
* Semantic services for mobile users
* Supporting tools
* Applications of semantic-driven approaches

These topics are to be understood as specifically related to semantic issues. 
Contributions dealing with the semantics of data may be considered even if they 
are not covered by the topics in the list.

To submit, please send a .pdf or .doc file (both formatted for A4 paper) to the 
Editor in Chief: Prof. Stefano Spaccapietra, 
stefano.spaccapietra-p8DiymsW2f8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The submission should include an abstract and keywords, and specify which 
author serves as contact author. Accepted submissions will have to follow 
Springer LNCS guidelines. 
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