The Society was founded at the International Conference on Bibliometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics held in Berlin, 11-15 September in 1993. This conference was the fourth of a series of prominent biennial conferences that subsequently have been held under the auspices of the Society. The Society was incorporated with formal Articles of Association in 1994 in the Netherlands (Utrecht); Dr Hildrun Kretschmer was elected its first President.

The International Society for Informetrics and Scientometrics, ISSI, is an association of professionals active in the emerging interdisciplinary fields of informetrics, bibliometrics/scientometrics, technometrics and webometrics. Among its membership are scientists from over 30 countries representing all five continents.

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The first President of ISSI was Hildrun Kretschmer (Germany) voted in by members of the Conference audience in Berlin, 1993. In 1995, following the ISSI conference in Chicago, Michael E.D. Koenig (USA) took over the Presidency for a period of two years. The following two years saw Bluma Peritz (Israel) as ISSI President; César Macías-Chapula (Mexico) for the years 1999-2001 and Mari Davis (Australia) 2001-2003. In 2002, the ISSI Board reviewed its policies relating to election of ISSI Board positions. In 2003, the first open voting for the President and the Board was conducted electronically among all members of the Society. Henry Small (USA) was elected the 6th president of the society.