json-ld/json-ld.org — Issue #38: Make it clear where prefixes are allowed and when they are interpreted as prefixes
Author: lanthaler
Created: 2011-10-22 13:34:52+00:00
State: open
Labels: spec-design, spec-editorial

In the [current spec](http://json-ld.org/spec/latest/json-ld-syntax/#vocabulary-prefixes) it is not clear where prefixes (CURIES) are allowed. Are they just allowed in properties and objects or also in subjects!?

Do objects using prefixes have to be coerced using @iri? If so, how do we distinguish between IRIs and prefixes without using CURIE's square brackets? How do we distinguish between IRIs and prefixes in properties?