Abstract
This is the second volume of the Special Issue celebrating 10 years of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO). As in the first volume, the second volume includes extended versions of selected papers that were originally presented at JOWO workshops. In this editorial, we moreover offer a retrospective view of the history of the venue, an overview of the variety of topics it has hosted, and an analysis of their evolution over time, reflecting on the development of the community and the diversity of research it has fostered. Together, these elements provide a picture of JOWO as a space where foundational concerns coexist with a broad and expanding range of more applied ontology-related research themes. The papers collected in the two volumes of the Special Issue illustrate both the continuity of core topics and a growing openness towards application-oriented work, as well as the exploratory role of JOWO as a venue for emerging ideas. This editorial thus introduces and situates the contributions in this volume within the broader trajectory of the JOWO community.