We are glad to inform you that the 44th number of the ISSI Newsletter has come out.

Content:

• Editorial: Inauguration Address of Cassidy R. Sugimoto, New President of ISSI
• Conference report: esss 2015: And the Success Story of Bibliometric Education Continues
• News: Ronald Rousseau is Awarded an Honorary Professorship by Zhejiang University
• Article: R. Rousseau: The Tip of the Chinese Publication Iceberg