Front Matter.

The article presents the introductory matter for the journal "Towards the Semantic Web." The matter includes contents, foreword, biographies, and list of contributors. Some of the contributors are: Ian Horrocks, Dieter Fensel, Michael Erdmann, Victor losif, Robert Engels, Till Christopher Lech, Rikard Larsson, Jeen Broekstra, Arjohn Kampman, and Christiaan Fluit. This journal sets out new approaches to the development and deployment of knowledge on the Internet, and sets a precedent for high quality research in this exciting new area. This collection thus portrays state-of-the-art work demonstrating the power of new approaches to online knowledge management.