With a purpose of providing a platform for Chinese scholars to communicate with international counterparts in scientometrics and informetrics, the Institute of Information Resources Management of the School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University hosted the International Forum on Quantitative Studies of Science and Technology on 14 April, 2019. Invited speakers included Prof. Dr. Cassidy R. Sugimoto from Indian University Bloomington (USA), Prof. Dr. Ludo Waltman and Dr. Vincent Traag from Leid... Read more >

Results of the Student Travel Award Competition for the 17th International Conference of the Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) In conjunction with its 17th International Conference to be held September 2-5, 2019 in Rome, Italy, the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) held its second Student Travel Award competition this year. Details about the application process, selection criteria and award are available here. The committee for the 2019 Student Tr... Read more >

On January 14, the resignation of the editorial board of Journal of Informetrics (JOI) was announced. There were fundamental disagreements between the editorial board and Elsevier, the publisher of JOI, about ownership, open access, and open citations. As a result of this, the editorial board decided to resign and to launch a new journal, Quantitative Science Studies (QSS). The new journal is owned by the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) and published by MIT Press... Read more >