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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">109</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">jucs</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3217/jucs-015-09-1886</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">29451</article-id>
      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Research Article</subject>
        </subj-group>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="scientific_subject">
          <subject>L.6.0 - Learning Networks</subject>
          <subject>L.6.1 - Virtual Community</subject>
          <subject>L.6.2 - Collaboration</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Applying Reputation Mechanisms in Communities of Practice: A Case Study</article-title>
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      <contrib-group content-type="authors">
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Cruz</surname>
            <given-names>Claudia C. P.</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">claudia.paranhos@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Motta</surname>
            <given-names>Claudia L. R.</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Santoro</surname>
            <given-names>Flávia Maria</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A3">3</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Elia</surname>
            <given-names>Marcos</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil</addr-line>
        <institution>Federal University of Rio de Janeiro</institution>
        <country>Brazil</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A2">
        <label>2</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</addr-line>
        <institution>Federal University of Rio de Janeiro</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Rio de Janeiro</addr-line>
        <country>Brazil</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A3">
        <label>3</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">State Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</addr-line>
        <institution>State Federal University of Rio de Janeiro</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Rio de Janeiro</addr-line>
        <country>Brazil</country>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: Claudia C. P. Cruz (<email xlink:type="simple">claudia.paranhos@gmail.com</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
        </fn>
      </author-notes>
      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2009</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>05</month>
        <year>2009</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>15</volume>
      <issue>9</issue>
      <fpage>1886</fpage>
      <lpage>1906</lpage>
      <uri content-type="arpha" xlink:href="http://openbiodiv.net/35B1353A-1B73-5C03-AAF1-B1393921FD51">35B1353A-1B73-5C03-AAF1-B1393921FD51</uri>
      <uri content-type="zenodo_dep_id" xlink:href="https://zenodo.org/record/7000851">7000851</uri>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Claudia C. P. Cruz, Claudia L. R. Motta, Flávia Maria Santoro, Marcos Elia</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>Communities of Practice (CoP) are groups of people sharing practices, interests, and work objectives. In the virtual world, however, it is difficult to trust contributions from people we do not know, because of the variety of information sources and behaviors. In this context, a Reputation Model for CoP (ReCoP) was developed. This paper presents a case study that evaluates one ReCoP mechanism: the degree of agreement among members in evaluating artifacts shared within the community. Data was extracted from a real scenario, and the results provide useful feedback for further studies and improvements in implementing the model.</p>
      </abstract>
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