<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shkembi, Klevis</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kochovski, Petar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Papaioannou, Thanasis G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Barelle, Caroline</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stankovski, Vlado</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Semantic Web and blockchain technologies: Convergence, challenges and research trends</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Web Semantics</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1570826823000380</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">100809</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In recent years, on the one hand, we have witnessed the rise of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/blockchain&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about blockchain technology from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;blockchain technology&lt;/a&gt;, which has led to better transparency, traceability, and therefore, trustworthy exchange of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/cryptographic-asset&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about digital assets from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;digital assets&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;among different actors. On the other hand, achieving trustworthy content exchange has been one of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/primary-objective&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about primary objectives from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;primary objectives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;of the Semantic Web, part of the World Wide Web Consortium. Semantic Web and blockchain technologies are the fundamental&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/building-blocks&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about building blocks from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;building blocks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Web3 (the third version of the Internet), which aims to link data through a decentralized approach. Blockchain provides a decentralized and secure framework for users to safeguard their data and take control over their data and Web3 experiences. However, developing trustworthy decentralized applications (Dapps) is a challenge because many blockchain-based functionalities must be developed from scratch, and combined with data semantics to open new innovative opportunities. In this survey paper, we explore the cross-cutting domain of the Semantic Web and blockchain and identify the critical&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/building-blocks&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about building blocks from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;building blocks&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;required to achieve trust in the Next-Generation Internet. The application domains that could benefit from these technologies are also investigated. We developed a deep analysis of the published literature between 2015 and 2023. We performed our analysis in different digital libraries (e.g., Elsevier, IEEE, ACM), and as a result of our research, we retrieved 137 papers, of which 97 were retrieved as relevant to include in the paper. Furthermore, we studied several aspects (e.g.,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/network-type&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about network type from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;network type&lt;/a&gt;, transactions per second) of existing blockchain platforms. Semantic Web and blockchain technologies can be used to realize a verification and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;topic-link&quot; href=&quot;https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/certification-process&quot; title=&quot;Learn more about certification process from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages&quot;&gt;certification process&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for data quality. Examples of mechanisms to achieve this are the Decentralized Identities of the Semantic Web or the various blockchain consensus protocols that help achieve decentralization and realize democratic principles. Therefore, Semantic Web and blockchain technologies should be combined to achieve trust in the highly decentralized, semantically complex, and dynamic environments needed to build smart applications of the future.&lt;/span&gt;</style></abstract></record></records></xml>