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JISSI volumes online...

We are glad to inform you that from now on the two full volumes of the once-existing journal 'JISSI' became digitally available on the ISSI website. Please, check it here.

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FESTSCHRIFT FOR MANFRED BONITZ

Dr. Manfred Bonitz, prominent researcher in the fields of physics, information science and scientometrics, celebrates his 80th birthday in March 2011. For this occasion a festschrift has been compiled for him.

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CALL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL "DEREK DE SOLLA PRICE AWARD" NOMINATION 2011

The Derek de Solla Price Award is the premier international award of excellence in scientometrics. It is awarded to an individual in recognition of excellence through outstanding, sustained career achievements in the field of quantitative studies of science and their applications. Established originally in 1984 by Tibor Braun and the publishers of journal of Scientometrics to honor the memory of Derek John de Solla Price, one of the founders of scientometrics, the Price Award has been awarded 15 times during 1984-2010. It is sponsored by the Publisher of the journal. The Award has no monetary value. The Derek Price Medal Award (DPMA) comprises an engraved bronze medal and certificate.

The previous awardees of the DPMA are:

1984 E. Garfield
1985 H.J. Moravcsik
1986 T. Braun
1987 H. Small, V. V. Nalimov
1988 F. Narin
1989 J. Vlachy, B.C. Brookes
1993 A. Schubert
1995 R. K. Merton, A. F. J. van Raan
1997 B.C. Griffith, J. Irvine & B. R. Martin
1999 W. Glänzel, H. F. Moed
2001 L. Egghe, R. Rousseau
2003 Loet Leydesdorff
2005 P. Ingwersen, H. D. White
2007 Katherine W. McCain
2009 P. Vinkler, M. Zitt

The Derek Price Medal Award 2011 (DPMA-11) will be presented at one of the 2011 conferences of the field.

Nominations of worthy candidates for DPMA-11 are widely solicited from the international community of practicing scientometricians and may be initiated by individual colleagues or their institutes including the members of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal. There are no restrictions with respect to age, gender, nationality or other to who may be nominated among those whose achievements fall within the guidelines of the Derek Price Medal Award. A copy of the complete guideline can be obtained from: Professor Tibor Braun, the Editor-in-Chief of the Scientometrics (Email: braun@mail.iif.hu).

It is the responsibility of the nominator to prepare a complete, comprehensive and convincing statement of the outstanding achievements and contributions to the field that deserve of recognition through this award. There are no special forms for nomination. Each nomination, to be considered complete, must comprise: a signed nomination letter and a concise but comprehensive 500-1000 word citation stressing the candidate's outstanding and sustained contributions to scientometrics. The nominator must ensure that all of these materials are included in the above sequence in a single file prior to sending it. It is preferable to use Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format but MS Word (.doc[x]) and Rich Text Format (.rtf) might be used as well. Additional material will not be considered by 2011 Derek Price Medal Selection Panel (DPSP-11). The nominations will be considered on their scientific merit, based entirely on the strength of the documentation provided, by DPSP-11 which will not otherwise research the background of the nominee. Only one nomination per candidate will be accepted by DPSP-11. The decision of DPSP-11 will be considered final by all parties and may not be appealed or reconsidered, such as on the basis of supplemental documentation.

In order to harmonize the presentation of the complete CV of the candidates, you are requested to follow the following format.

1. The candidate
The head of the nomination is formed by the complete name (incl. titles), affiliation and address (incl. email) of the candidate.

2. Motivation
The first part of this section is a concise but sound and meaningful motivation, in which the nominator should explain why he/she considers the candidate worth to be awarded the DPMA. The recommendation should briefly summarise the candidate’s major merits focussing on relevant achievements in research, education, organisation and communication from a non-profit perspective. Commercial aspects are not relevant for awarding the Price Medal. This statement has ideally 300–500 words; it should be followed by a more detailed presentation of the candidate’s contributions to the fields of quantitative studies of science organised as follows.

2.1. Research activity
The candidate’s main achievements in academic research should be described. It should be convincingly explained how the candidate has shaped research topics in our field. The description – organised by topics – should be accompanied by short lists of the most important publications in the concerned subjects.

2.2. Education
Evidence should be given of the candidate’s role in the training and education of a new generation of experts in our field. This includes, among others, teaching activities at universities, summer schools as well as supervision of master and PhD students and the publication of text books in the field of quantitative science studies.

2.3. Organisation and communication
This issue comprises all activities concentrated on the institutionalisation of our field such as organisation of conferences, the edition of proceedings and special issues in journals, launching scientific journals and research programmes. Functions in editorial boards and academic organisations also belong to this section.
Nominators should also report if there is evidence of strong communication and interaction with scientists in other communities promoting our field and report the candidate’s social impact and visibility in the public.

You could include any other item which is worth noting but not mentioned above specifically.

This call for Derek Price Medal Award 2011 (DPMA-11) nominations can and should be communicated immediately to colleagues who are active in the field to encourage them also to nominate worthy candidates.
Nominations including all materials must be received in Budapest by Wednesday, 15 December 2010. The complete nomination package should preferably submitted in a single file by e-mail directly to Professor Tibor Braun (braun@mail.iif.hu). An acknowledgement of the receipt of the package will be sent to the nominator. The decision of DPMA-11 will be announced by 15 March 2011.

Prof. Tibor Braun
L. Eötvös University,
Institute of Chemistry and
ISSRU, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Scientometrics,
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Email: braun@mail.iif.hu
Tel: (36) 30 990 8930
H-1443 Budapest-70, POB 123
Hungary
Street address:
MTAK
1051 Budapest
Arany J. u 1.

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FESTSCHRIFT FOR PETER INGWERSEN

Prof. Dr. Peter Ingwersen, prominent researcher in the field of informetrics, retires from RSLIS this year. For this occasion a festschrift has been compiled for him.

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PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2009 – ONLINE!

We are glad to inform the members of ISSI that the proceedings of the ISSI 2009 conference have become available online.
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FESTSCHRIFT FOR OLLE PERSSON

Prof. Dr. Olle Persson, prominent researcher in the field of bibliometrics, is celebrating his 60th birthday this month. For this occasion a festschrift has been compiled for him.

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PRIME/ENID Summer school on novel ST&I-Indicators will be held in Amsterdam, September 1-4 2009. Extended call for abstracts: May 25st 2009

PhD students and post-docs are invited to submission of abstracts of papers or posters to be presented at the School on topics related to one of four themes:
1 Characterising public interventions in research and higher education;
2 Visualizing knowledge dynamics;
3 Depicting innovation; and
4 Positioning of higher education institutions.

Abstracts should contain the following information:
. Name and affiliation of the author(s).
. Selected theme.
. Research subject and hypothesis.
. Methodology.
. Existing and expected results.
. References.
Abstracts should not exceed 2 pages (6,000 signs).

Submit abstract electronically (Word or PDF format) before 25st of May 2009 to:

r.braam@rathenau.nl

Answer on acceptance of oral or poster presentation will be given to the authors in June 2009.

Papers admitted for oral presentation can be considered for inclusion in the upcoming conference (2010) on S&T Indicators.

Bursaries
Students are expected to pay travelling and lodging costs themselves.
Up to five bursaries covering travelling costs (selected on the base of abstract quality) can be applied for, in particular by students from new EU member countries.

Info: PRIME/ENID ST&I-Indicators Network: http://www.enid-europe.org

Further information:
Flyer
Summary
Themes

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S&T Indicators 2008 Conference in Vienna!

The biennial S&T Indicators Conference will take place in Vienna, Austria in 2008.
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We are pleased to announce that the 2007 winner of the

EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP 2007

is Sonia Maria Ramos de Vasconcelos from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for her proposal "Science in Brazil: A Scientometric and Linguistic Approach."

CONGRATULATIONS!

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THE END RESULTS OF THE ISSI ELECTIONS!

We hereby inform you that the end-results of the ISSI elections have been published. See the 9th number of the ISSI e-Newsletter for the details!
(Accessible by ISSI members only!)

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ISSI NEWSLETTER SPECIAL EDITION

Prof. Dr. Tibor Braun, pioneer in the fields of bibliometrics, is celebrating his 75th birthday this month. For this occasion a surprise book has been compiled for him.

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***** CLOSED *****

ISSI Board Election...
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***** CLOSED *****

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Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren, constructed as an interuniversity consortium, is housed within the Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics at the Catholic University of Leuven. Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren (SOOI) develops a consistent system of R&D and Innovation (RD&I) indicators for the Flemish government. This indicator system is designed to assist the Flemish government in mapping and monitoring the RD&I efforts in the Flemish region. Within this context, Steunpunt O&O is the pre-eminent Flemish site for the study and application of advanced bibliometric techniques in the evaluation of research, and has become a prominent research centre of international visibility.
To support the project, SOOI is currently recruiting

1 Senior Fellow
or
Junior Research Fellow.

Application deadline: 28 February, 2007

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***** CLOSED *****

ISSI President Election...
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***** CLOSED *****

Please check back in a few days for the
board member elections!

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THE END RESULTS OF THE NOMINATIONS!

We hereby inform you that the end-results of the nominating procedure of the ISSI elections have been published. See the 8th number of the ISSI e-Newsletter for the details!
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THE END RESULTS OF THE NOMINATIONS!

We hereby inform you that the end-results of the nominating procedure of the ISSI elections have been published. See the 8th number of the ISSI e-Newsletter for the details!
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EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP 2007

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

The scholarship will consist of

an award of
$3,000

(donated by the Eugene Garfield Foundation) to be used for travel or other research related expenses of the grant recipient, contingent upon the recipient's attending the ISSI biennial conference.
The next meeting of ISSI will be held on June 25-27, 2007 in Madrid, Spain.
This announcement is being made to give potential applicants more time to prepare their submissions.

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CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP FEES

Regarding the membership fees, the following resolutions were made by the ISSI Board on its last Board Meeting held in Stockholm on 27 July 2005:

• Individual membership
New dues are € 50 per annum for individuals from developed countries and € 10 per annum for individuals from developing countries. The allowance if the membership fee is paid for at least 3 years at one time amounts to 20%, that is, individuals from developed countries will pay € 120 and those from developing countries will pay € 24 in this case.

• Life membership (for individuals only)
New dues are € 375 for individuals from developed countries and € 100 for individuals from developing countries.

• Corporate membership
Any institution can become corporate member of the Society. The fee will amount to € 250 per annum.

New tariffs came into force on 28 July 2005.

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We are happy to inform you that photos were taken on the ISSI 2005 conference in Stockholm are available now for the wide public.

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ISSI NEWSLETTER

Dear Visitor, we are glad to inform you that our brand new electronic Newsletter has come out. Please, click here for more information and for the Newsletter itself.

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The EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP 2005

has been awarded to

Kayvan Kousha,
PhD Student,
University of Tehran,
LIS Department, Iran.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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NEW HANDBOOK HAS COME OUT!

Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research edited by Henk F. Moed, Wolfgang Glänzel and Ulrich Smoch has been published.

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***** EXPIRED *****

EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP 2005

The scholarship will consist of an award of $2,500 (donated by the Eugene Garfield Foundation) to be used for travel or other research related expenses of the grant recipient, contingent upon the recipient's attending the ISSI biennial conference.
On about July 1, 2004 ISSI will begin accepting nominations for this new scholarship. This announcement is being made to give potential applicants more time to prepare their submissions.

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***** EXPIRED *****

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ISSI CONFERENCE 2005,
JULY 24-28
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

10th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics

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