International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics


The International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics was founded in 1993 in Berlin at the International Conference on Bibliometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics. It is an association for professionals in the field of scientometrics.
This conference was the fourth of a series of prominent biennial conferences held under the auspices of the Society. The Society was incorporated in 1994 in the Netherlands ; Dr Hildrun Kretschmer was elected its first President. In 2012 Ronald Rousseau is the 7th elected president. Among its members are scientists from over 30 countries.

Mission

The Society aims to encourage communication and exchange of professional information in the field of scientometrics and informetrics, to improve standards, theory and practice in all areas of the discipline, to stimulate research, education and training, and to enhance the public perception of the discipline. Members of the society perform theoretical and practical studies related, but not restricted, to research evaluation, diffusion of information, quantitative web studies and mathematical and statistical modeling of information processes.
Since 1987 the society has organised a biennial international conference, which has visited all continents.
The Society has a for its members.

ISSI Conferences

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1997, 16–19 June

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies,
Jerusalem,ISRAEL
Organiser: Bluma Peritz

Program Chair: Leo Egghe
7th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics

1999, 5–8 July

Universidad de Colima,

Colima, MEXICO

Organiser: César Macías-Chapula

Program Chair: Leo Egghe
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2001, 16–20 July

The University of New South Wales,

School of Information Systems, Technology and Management,

Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Organiser: Mari Davis

Co-Chair: Concepción S. Wilson

Program Chair: Grant Lewison
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2003, 25–29 August

Chinese Association for Science, and Science & Technology Policy,

Beijing,CHINA

Organiser: Jiang Guohua

Program Chair: Ronald Rousseau
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2005, 24–28 July

Karolinska Institute,

Stockholm, SWEDEN

Organisers: Olle Persson, Irene Wormell

Program Chair: Peter Ingwersen
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2007, 25–27 June

Centre for Scientific Information and Documentation

Spanish Research Council

Madrid, SPAIN

Organisers: Isabel Gómez, María Bordons, Isidro F. Aguillo

Program Chair: Henk Moed
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2009, 14–17 July

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organisers: Abel L. Packer, Jacqueline Leta, Ronald Rousseau

Program Chair: Birger Larsen,, Jacqueline Leta
13th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics

2011, 4–7 July

Department of Library and Information Science, University of Zululand,

Durban, South Africa

Organisers: Dennis N. Ocholla, Daisy Jacobs, Peter Ingwersen

Program Chairs: Ed Noyons, Patrick Ngulube, Jacqueline Leta, Bosire Onyancha, Jesper W. Schneider

Publications

ISSI publishes Quantitative Science Studies, the official open access journal of the organization. It publishes theoretical and empirical research on science and the scientific workforce. The Editor-in-Chief is Ludo Waltman and issues are available from MIT Press Journals.
It publishes a quarterly newsletter for its members, but contents become freely available after three months. All colleagues are invited to contribute to this newsletter.
It has further published some Festschrifts and made the proceedings of the latest conferences freely available for its members.

Collaboration offered

Some ways in which the Society might cooperate with other societies include:
• Organizing joint workshops, symposia or pre-conference seminars
• Joint circulation of calls for papers, available research positions, and nominations for awards
• Offering a potential publication outlet for authors from other societies