[PlanetKR] CFP: Applied Ontology 10th anniversary issue

[roberta.ferrario at cnr.it]

The journal Applied Ontology celebrates its 10th anniversary this  
year. Since its first issue published was by IOS Press in 2005, the  
journal has established itself as the leading academic source for  
interdisciplinary research on ontological analysis and conceptual  
modelling—carving out a previously unexplored research niche where  
what matters most is the content, not the representation. Since then,  
research on applied ontology has been acquiring more and more its own  
shape, to the point that—perhaps—a new science is emerging. For sure,  
we now can point to a body of accumulated results, in terms of formal  
theories, methodologies and experiences, which increasingly are  
forming a coherent whole.

We intend to celebrate the anniversary year of Applied Ontology with a  
special issue aimed at an in-depth assessment of our research field  
and a visionary exploration of its future prospects.

We are therefore launching an open call for:

a. In-depth state-of-the-art papers focusing on current progress and  
on open challenges concerning specific ontological or conceptual  
modelling problems;
b. Broad survey papers focusing on important application perspectives,  
aimed at assessing the effectiveness of ontology-based techniques  
and/or methodologies;
c. Visionary papers addressing the future of ontology-based systems  
and the impact of ontologies and ontological analysis on technology  
and society
d. Short position papers on matters of general interest for the broad  
Applied Ontology community

All these papers will undergo a fast-track peer-review process,  
adhering to our usual quality standards. Thanks to the kind support of  
IOS Press, the five best papers falling into categories a, b, and c  
above will receive a prize of $1000, and they will be published in  
volume 10, issue 4 of Applied Ontology, together with the most  
relevant position papers.  Space will be reserved in subsequent issues  
of the journal for any remaining papers considered to be suitable for  
publication.

Deadlines

To be considered for one of the prizes, papers falling in the  
categories a-b-c above should be submitted by July 15, 2015. To be  
considered for the special issue, position papers should be submitted  
by October 1st, 2015.

Submission instructions

Authors are requested to submit their articles electronically  
following the instructions published at www.applied-ontology.org,  
clearly specifying in the accompanying letter that their paper is to  
be considered for the anniversary issue, as well as the category to  
which it belongs (a, b, c, or d). The maximum length for papers in  
categories a-b-c is 35 pages (double-spaced), while the maximum length  
for position papers is 10 pages (double-spaced).

Selection process and authorship constraints

At the end of the usual peer-review process, the final selection of  
the five best papers will be performed by the  Applied Ontology  
associate editors. For this reason, any papers co-authored by  
associate editors of the journal (or their current trainees) will not  
be eligible for being selected.  Apart from the restricted group of  
associate editors, all members of the Applied Ontology Editorial Board  
are warmly invited to participate to this call. Special consideration  
will be given to papers authored or co-authored by young researchers  
or by graduate students.