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Using Wikidata’s Ontology in Practice: A Neuro-Symbolic, Community-Centred Workflow for Integrating and Reusing Humanities Datasets

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.439 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 26, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 2, 2025
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Published on: Dec 30, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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