Scimantic Ontology
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Scimantic Ontology

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Provenance of this page
Specification Draft

Abstract

Scientific Method as a Provenance Chain.

Introduction back to ToC

This is a place holder text for the introduction. The introduction should briefly describe the ontology, its motivation, state of the art and goals.

Namespace declarations

Table 1: Namespaces used in the document
UncertaintyNature<http://scimantic.io/UncertaintyNature#>
dcat<http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#>
dcterms<http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
linkml<https://w3id.org/linkml/>
owl<http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
pav<http://purl.org/pav/>
prov<http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#>
rdf<http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
rdfs<http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
scimantic<http://scimantic.io/>
skos<http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#>
urref<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adelphi23/urref/469137/URREF.ttl#>
xml<http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace>
xsd<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

Scimantic: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

Scimantic: Description back to ToC

This is a placeholder text for the description of your ontology. The description should include an explanation and a diagram explaining how the classes are related, examples of usage, etc.

Cross-reference for Scimantic classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by Scimantic.

Classes

Activityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Activity

A provenance activity. Identified by its RDF URI.
has sub-classes
Analysis c, DesignOfExperiment c, EvidenceAssessment c, EvidenceExtraction c, Experimentation c, HypothesisFormation c, LiteratureSearch c, QuestionFormation c, ResultAssessment c
is in domain of
wasAssociatedWith op

Agentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Agent

A provenance agent. Identified by its RDF URI.
is in range of
wasAssociatedWith op, wasAttributedTo op

Aleatoryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Aleatory

Aleatory uncertainty entities must have nature Aleatory.
has super-classes
UncertaintyModel c

Aleatoryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/UncertaintyNature#Aleatory

Uncertainty due to inherent randomness.
has super-classes
UncertaintyNature c

Ambiguityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Ambiguity

Ambiguity is inherently Epistemic uncertainty.
has super-classes
UncertaintyModel c

Analysisc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Analysis

The activity of processing a Dataset to produce a Result.
has super-classes
Activity c

Annotationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Annotation

A text annotation or highlight that grounds Questions or Evidence in specific source text. Follows W3C Web Annotation Data Model.
has super-classes
Entity c

Conclusionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Conclusion

The final claim or decision derived from the ResultAssessment.
has super-classes
Entity c, Nanopublication c

Datasetc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Dataset

Raw data, observations, or measurements produced by experimentation.
has super-classes
DCATDataset c, Entity c, UncertaintySubject c

DCATDatasetc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/DCATDataset

A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent.
has sub-classes
Dataset c

DesignOfExperimentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/DesignOfExperiment

The activity of creating an ExperimentalMethod from a Hypothesis.
has super-classes
Activity c

Entityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Entity

A provenance entity. Identified by its RDF URI.
has sub-classes
Annotation c, Conclusion c, Dataset c, Evidence c, ExperimentalMethod c, Hypothesis c, Parameter c, Premise c, Question c, Result c, TextSelector c, UncertaintyModel c
is in domain of
generatedAtTime dp, wasAttributedTo op

Epistemicc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/UncertaintyNature#Epistemic

Uncertainty due to lack of knowledge.
has super-classes
UncertaintyNature c

Evidencec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Evidence

A factual claim extracted from a source.
has super-classes
Entity c, Nanopublication c, URREFEvidence c, UncertaintySubject c
is in domain of
citation dp, content dp, source dp

EvidenceAssessmentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/EvidenceAssessment

The activity of evaluating credibility or relevance of Evidence.
has super-classes
Activity c

EvidenceExtractionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/EvidenceExtraction

The activity of articulating Evidence claims from one or more Annotations. Separates the act of reading/highlighting from the act of formulating evidence statements.
has super-classes
Activity c

ExperimentalMethodc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/ExperimentalMethod

A specification of the experimental or computational method.
has super-classes
Entity c
is in domain of
method dp, parameter op

Experimentationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Experimentation

The activity of running an ExperimentalMethod to produce a Dataset.
has super-classes
Activity c

Hypothesisc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Hypothesis

A testable claim derived from evidence.
has super-classes
Entity c, Nanopublication c

HypothesisFormationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/HypothesisFormation

The activity of synthesizing Evidence into a Hypothesis.
has super-classes
Activity c

Identifiablec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Identifiable

A mixin for objects that have a unique identifier.
has super-classes
is in domain of
id dp

Incompletenessc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Incompleteness

Incompleteness is inherently Epistemic uncertainty.
has super-classes
UncertaintyModel c

LiteratureSearchc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/LiteratureSearch

The activity of searching literature and creating Annotations (highlights, notes) on source text.
has super-classes
Activity c

Nanopublicationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Nanopublication

A nanopublication object.
has sub-classes
Conclusion c, Evidence c, Hypothesis c, Result c
is in domain of
accessLevel dp, publishable dp

Parameterc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Parameter

A configured parameter within an Experimental Method.
has super-classes
Entity c
is in range of
parameter op

Premisec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Premise

An evaluated proposition or insight derived from Evidence.
has super-classes
Entity c

Questionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Question

An interrogative sentence representing the research query.
has super-classes
Entity c

QuestionFormationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/QuestionFormation

The activity of creating or refining a Research Question. Can be informed by prior results (iterating on findings) or by literature search (refining questions based on discovered evidence).
has super-classes
Activity c

Resultc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Result

The outcome of an analysis activity.
has super-classes
Entity c, Nanopublication c, URREFEvidence c, UncertaintySubject c
is in domain of
unit dp, value dp

ResultAssessmentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/ResultAssessment

The activity of comparing a Result to the original Hypothesis.
has super-classes
Activity c

TextSelectorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/TextSelector

A selector that identifies text by exact quote with surrounding context. Follows W3C Web Annotation TextQuoteSelector.
has super-classes
Entity c

UncertaintyDerivationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/UncertaintyDerivation

Describes how the uncertainty was assessed.
is in range of
derivationOfUncertainty op

UncertaintyModelc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/UncertaintyModel

A reified uncertainty model.
has super-classes
Entity c
has sub-classes
Aleatory c, Ambiguity c, Incompleteness c, Vagueness c
is in domain of
derivationOfUncertainty op, natureOfUncertainty op
is in range of
hasUncertainty op

UncertaintyNaturec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/UncertaintyNature

is equivalent to
Aleatory c or Epistemic c
has sub-classes
Aleatory c, Epistemic c
is in range of
natureOfUncertainty op

UncertaintySubjectc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/UncertaintySubject

A mixin for objects that can have a reified uncertainty model.
has sub-classes
Dataset c, Evidence c, Result c
is in domain of
hasUncertainty op

URREFEvidencec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/URREFEvidence

Root evidence class from URREF ontology.
has sub-classes
Evidence c, Result c

Vaguenessc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/Vagueness

Vagueness is inherently Epistemic uncertainty.
has super-classes
UncertaintyModel c

Object Properties

derivationOfUncertaintyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/derivationOfUncertainty

How the uncertainty was derived.
has domain
UncertaintyModel c
has range
UncertaintyDerivation c

hasUncertaintyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/hasUncertainty

Links an entity to its reified uncertainty model.
has domain
UncertaintySubject c
has range
UncertaintyModel c

natureOfUncertaintyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/natureOfUncertainty

The nature of the uncertainty (Aleatory or Epistemic).
has domain
UncertaintyModel c
has range
UncertaintyNature c

parameterop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/parameter

Structured configuration parameter.
has domain
ExperimentalMethod c
has range
Parameter c

wasAssociatedWithop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/wasAssociatedWith

The agent associated with an activity.
has domain
Activity c
has range
Agent c

wasAttributedToop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/wasAttributedTo

The agent who attributed this entity (Agent).
has domain
Entity c
has range
Agent c

Data Properties

accessLeveldp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/accessLevel

Publishing scope (e.g., local, institutional, public).
has domain
Nanopublication c
has range
string

citationdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/citation

Bibliographic reference.
has domain
Evidence c
has range
string

contentdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/content

The actual text content of the evidence.
has domain
Evidence c
has range
string

endOffsetdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/endOffset

Character offset where the selection ends.
has range
integer

exactdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/exact

The exact text that was selected/highlighted.
has range
string

generatedAtTimedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/generatedAtTime

Time of generation.
has domain
Entity c
has range
date Time

hasBodydp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/hasBody

The content or comment of the annotation (optional for highlights).
has range
string

hasTargetdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/hasTarget

The source being annotated (DOI, URL, or file reference).
has range
string

iddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/id

Unique identifier (URI) for this node.
has domain
Identifiable c
has range
string

labeldp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/label

The human-readable label or text.

methoddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/method

Name or description of the method.
has domain
ExperimentalMethod c
has range
string

pageNumberdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/pageNumber

Page number in PDF documents where the selection appears.
has range
integer

prefixdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/prefix

Text immediately before the selection (for disambiguation).
has range
string

publishabledp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/publishable

Flag indicating if this is ready for public promotion.
has domain
Nanopublication c
has range
boolean

sourcedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/source

Source URL or identifier.
has domain
Evidence c
has range
string

startOffsetdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/startOffset

Character offset where the selection starts (within the target or page).
has range
integer

suffixdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/suffix

Text immediately after the selection (for disambiguation).
has range
string

unitdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/unit

Unit of measurement.
has domain
Result c
has range
string

valuedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://scimantic.io/value

The numeric or categorical result.
has domain
Result c
has range
string

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties

References back to ToC

Add your references here. It is recommended to have them as a list.

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.