The Discourse Elements Ontology (DEO)

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acknowledgements
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Acknowledgements

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Usually part of the preface, or a separate section in its own right, often as part of the back matter, it acknowledges those, including funding agencies, who contributed to the undertaking of a research project described in a publication, or to the creation of the work in some way. In scientific articles, the acknowledgements are usually placed as a separated section immediately following the Discussion or Conclusions.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
acknowledgements
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-acknowledgements . :my-acknowledgements a deo:Acknowledgements .
term status

author contribution
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/AuthorContribution

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A description of the roles played by an author in the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
author contribution
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-author-contribution . :my-author-contribution a deo:AuthorContribution .

background
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Background

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Presentation of information that is essential for understanding the situation or problem that is the subject of the publication. In a journal article, the background is usually part of the Introduction, but may be present as separated section.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
background
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-background . :my-background a deo:Background .
term status

background
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Background

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Builds a view over the related work and foundational theories in the field.
en
is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
is equivalent to
label
background

bibliographic reference
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/BibliographicReference

comment
A reference, usually contained in a footnote or a bibliographic reference list, that refer to another publication, such as a journal article, a book, a book chapter or a Web site. The inclusion of the bibliographic reference in a publication constitutes the performative act of bibliographic citation.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
bibliographic reference
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-bibliographic-reference . :my-bibliographic-reference a deo:BibliographicReference .

biography
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Biography

comment
Information describing a person and his or her life history and contributions.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
biography
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-biography . :my-biography a deo:Biography .
term status

caption
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Caption

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Text accompanying another item, such as a picture.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
caption
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-caption . :my-caption a deo:Caption .
term status

conclusion
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Conclusion

comment
A reflection on the preceding text, summarizing the evidence, arguments or premises presented in the document and their logical outcomes. Conclusions are a fundamental feature in academic research publications, and may be included in the Discussion section.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
conclusion
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-conclusion . :my-conclusion a deo:Conclusion .
term status

conclusion
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Conclusion

comment
Conclusive overview of the publication.
en
is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
label
conclusion

conclusion
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IRI: http://purl.org/orb/1.0/Conclusion

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A reflection on and summarization of the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
is equivalent to
label
conclusion

contribution
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Contribution

comment
A description of the part that this publication plays in the overall field.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
contribution
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-contribution . :my-contribution a deo:Contribution .
term status

contribution
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Contribution

comment
The solution proposed by the publication.
en
is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
is equivalent to
label
contribution

data
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Data

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A textual description of data used or produced in the work which the document describes, or the data themselves.
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is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
data
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-data . :my-data a deo:Data .
term status

dataset description
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/DatasetDescription

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Information describing a dataset held in an external database or repository and including a reference to it, such as a database ID or an accession number.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
label
dataset description
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-dataset-description . :my-dataset-description a deo:DatasetDescription .
term status

dedication
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Dedication

comment
Text in which the author names the person or people for whom he/she has written the document, or to whose memory it is dedicated.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
dedication
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-dedication . :my-dedication a deo:Dedication .
term status

discourse element
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/DiscourseElement

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An element of a document that carries out a rhetorical function.
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is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
discourse element
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-discourse-element . :my-discourse-element a deo:DiscourseElement .
term status

discussion
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Discussion

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An interpretation and discussion of the results obtained and an analysis of their significance, in support of conclusions. These conclusions may be part of this discussion or may be included in a separate section of the document.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
discussion
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-discussion . :my-discussion a deo:Discussion .
term status

discussion
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Discussion

comment
Interesting issues discovered while researching the publication's topic.
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is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
label
discussion

discussion
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IRI: http://purl.org/orb/1.0/Discussion

comment
Interesting issues discovered while researching the publication's topic.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
is equivalent to
label
discussion

epilogue
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Epilogue

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A piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work.
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is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
epilogue
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-epilogue . :my-epilogue a deo:Epilogue .

evaluation
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Evaluation

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A consideration of the value, meaning and significance of the results obtained.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
evaluation
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-evaluation . :my-evaluation a deo:Evaluation .

evaluation
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Evaluation

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The evaluation methodology and its associated results.
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is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
is equivalent to
label
evaluation

external resource description
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/ExternalResourceDescription

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Information describing an external resource and including a reference to that resource.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
external resource description
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-external-resource-description . :my-external-resource-description a deo:ExternalResourceDescription ; dcterms:hasPart :my-reference . :my-reference a deo:Reference .
term status

future work
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/FutureWork

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A proposal for new investigation to be undertaken in order to continue and advance the work described in the publication.
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is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
future work
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-future-work . :my-future-work a deo:FutureWork .
term status

introduction
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Introduction

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An initial description which states the purpose and goals of the following writing, and, in the case of journal articles, typically includes background information on the research topic and a review of related work in the area.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
introduction
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-introduction . :my-introduction a deo:Introduction .

introduction
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IRI: http://purl.org/orb/1.0/Introduction

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An introduction explaining the general scope and purpose of the study illustrated in the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
is equivalent to
label
introduction
en

legend
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Legend

comment
Informative text that explicitly explains another item, such as a figure or a table.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
legend
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-legend . :my-legend a deo:Legend .
term status

materials
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Materials

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A description in a research paper documenting the specialized materials used in the work described. This description is often combined with a description of the methods used, in a section entitled 'Methods and Materials', 'Experimental' or a related term.
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is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
materials
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-materials . :my-materials a deo:Materials .

methods
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Methods

comment
A description in a research paper documenting the specialized methods used in the work described. This description is often combined with a description of the materials used, in a section entitled 'Methods and Materials', 'Experimental' or a related term.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
methods
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-methods . :my-methods a deo:Methods .
term status

methods
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IRI: http://purl.org/orb/1.0/Methods

comment
A description of the methods used to carry out the study illustrated in the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
is equivalent to
label
methods
en

model
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Model

comment
A description of a model used or produced by the work described in the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
model
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-model . :my-model a deo:Model .

motivation
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Motivation

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A description of the justification for undertaking the work described in the publication.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
motivation
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-motivation . :my-motivation a deo:Motivation .
term status

motivation
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Motivation

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The reason motivating the research presented in the paper.
en
is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
is equivalent to
label
motivation

postscript
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Postscript

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Text added after the signature of a letter, or sometimes after the main body of an essay or book.
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is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
postscript
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-postscript . :my-postscript a deo:Postscript .

problem statement
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/ProblemStatement

comment
A concise description of the issues that needed to be addressed by a work described in the document.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
problem statement
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-problem-statement . :my-problem-statement a deo:ProblemStatement .
term status

prologue
c

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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Prologue

comment
A piece of writing at the beginning of a work of literature or drama, usually used to set the scene or to introduce the work.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
prologue
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-prologue . :my-prologue a deo:Prologue .

reference
c

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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Reference

comment
A reference to a specific part of the document, or to another publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
reference
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-reference . :my-reference a deo:Reference .

references
c

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IRI: http://purl.org/orb/1.0/References

comment
A list of references used as sources for the study illustrated in the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
label
references
en

related work
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/RelatedWork

comment
The authors' critical review of current knowledge by specific reference to others' work, both in terms of substantive findings and theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. This description is often included within the introduction section.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is sub concept of
label
related work
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-related-work . :my-related-work a deo:RelatedWork .

results
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Results

comment
The report of the specific findings of an investigation, given without discussion or conclusion being drawn.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
results
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-results . :my-results a deo:Results .
term status

results
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IRI: http://purl.org/orb/1.0/Results

comment
A description of the results obtained after carrying out the study illustrated in the publication.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
is equivalent to
label
results
en

scenario
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/Scenario

comment
A presentation of a use case or test, based on a real or hypothetical situation, used to help someone think through a complex problem or system.
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
is equivalent to
is sub concept of
label
scenario
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-scenario . :my-scenario a deo:Scenario .

scenario
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IRI: http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#Scenario

comment
Real-world use cases in which the solution provided by the publication is applicable.
en
is defined by
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
is equivalent to
label
scenario

supplementary information description
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IRI: http://purl.org/spar/deo/SupplementaryInformationDescription

comment
Information describing supplementary information relating to the document, including references or links to the relevant supplementary information.
en
is defined by
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
label
supplementary information description
en
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-supplementary-information-description . :my-supplementary-information-description a deo:SupplementaryInformationDescription .
term status

thing
c

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IRI: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Thing

Object Properties 3

has part
op

back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart

comment
A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
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has Characteristics
is sub property of
domain
range
is defined by
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
is inverse of
label
has part
en
term status
example
:my-paper dcterms:hasPart :my-acknowledgements . :my-acknowledgements a deo:Acknowledgements .

has relation
op

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IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation

comment
A related resource.
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has Characteristics
domain
range
is defined by
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
label
has relation
en

is part of
op

back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf

comment
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
en
has Characteristics
is sub property of
domain
range
is defined by
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
is inverse of
label
is part of
en
term status
example
:my-acknowledgements a deo:Acknowledgements ; dcterms:isPartOf :my-paper .

Annotation Properties 27

bibliographic citation
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation

changes
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/changes

code repository
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://schema.org/codeRepository

comment
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment

contributor
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor

created
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

creator
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator

date
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date

description
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description

doi
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/doi

example
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/example

image
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://schema.org/image

included in data catalog
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://schema.org/includedInDataCatalog

issued
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued

keywords
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://schema.org/keywords

label
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label

license
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/license

logo
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/logo

modified
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified

preferred namespace prefix
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/preferredNamespacePrefix

preferred namespace uri
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/preferredNamespaceUri

publisher
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher

rights
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights

source
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/source

status
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/status

term status
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2003/06/sw-vocab-status/ns#term_status

title
ap

back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title

Namespace Declarations back to ToC

bibo
http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/
brick
https://brickschema.org/schema/Brick#
csvw
http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw#
dc
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
dcam
http://purl.org/dc/dcam/
dcat
http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#
dcmitype
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/
dcterms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
deo
http://purl.org/spar/deo/
doap
http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#
foaf
http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
geo
http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
odrl
http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/
orb
http://purl.org/orb/1.0/
org
http://www.w3.org/ns/org#
owl
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
prof
http://www.w3.org/ns/dx/prof/
prov
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
qb
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#
rdf
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
reg
http://purl.org/linked-data/registry#
schema
https://schema.org/
sh
http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#
skos
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
sosa
http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/
sro
http://salt.semanticauthoring.org/ontologies/sro#
ssn
http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/
time
http://www.w3.org/2006/time#
vann
http://purl.org/vocab/vann/
void
http://rdfs.org/ns/void#
vs
http://www.w3.org/2003/06/sw-vocab-status/ns#
wgs
https://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#
xml
http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace
xsd
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#