Calls for Papers – Special Issues of Scientometrics
We are pleased to announce that the organisers of the 20th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI2025) and the Editors of the journal Scientometrics have agreed to publish two dedicated special issues featuring selected and extended versions of conference contributions.
The first special issue will feature selected papers from the general track of the ISSI2025 conference. This issue will be edited by Shushanik Sargsyan, Wolfgang Glänzel and Giovanni Abramo.
Eligibility: Authors of full papers or ‘research-in-progress’ papers accepted for oral presentation at ISSI2025.
Submission Requirements: Manuscripts must be substantially extended versions (at least 25% new material) of the accepted conference contributions.
Submission Deadline: 15 November 2025 (strict deadline).
Submission Platform: Scientometrics Editorial Manager.
Submission Opens: Tentatively 1 August 2025.
Please note that after the deadline, the special issue will be closed to new submissions.
The second special issue will feature extended versions of contributions presented at the Special Track FRAME (Frontiers in Research Assessment, Metrics, and Evaluation) held during ISSI2025. This issue will be edited by Cinzia Daraio, Wolfgang Glänzel, and Juan Gorraiz.
Eligibility: Authors of presented contributions at the FRAME Special Track and invited researchers who expressed prior interest but could not submit to the conference in time.
Submission Requirements: Manuscripts should be substantially extended (at least 25% new content) compared to any version published in the conference proceedings.
Submission Deadline: 15 November 2025 (strict deadline).
Submission Platform: Scientometrics Editorial Manager.
Submission Opens: Tentatively 1 August 2025.
As with the general track issue, no submissions will be accepted after the deadline.