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An Assessment of Wikidata on Premodern Writing Systems

By: Paul C. Dilley  
Open Access
|Apr 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.482 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 17, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 18, 2026
Published on: Apr 7, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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