We are glad to inform you that the 19th number of the ISSI Newsletter has come out.

Content:

• Editorial: ISSI Board Meeting News
• Conference report: ISSI 2009 (conf. report by J. Leta)
• News & CAIS/ACSI conference call
• A Simple Alternative to the H-Index (L. Waltman & N.J. van Eck)
• Erratum
• Multi- and interdisciplinarity in medical & veterinary literature (A. Schubert)
• Research Focus: Europe National Profiles by Subject Fields (B. Schlemmer & W. Glänzel)