ISSI 2025 Call for Papers
The Organizing Committee invites scholars and researchers to submit their contributions to the 20th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference (ISSI 2023), taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, from June 23-27, 2025.
ISSI 2025 will offer a forum for scientists, research managers, administrators, and information professionals, who will engage in discussions about advancements in scientometric and informetric theory and applications, while also exploring the complexities of scholarly communication and science policies and the role of technologies in modern knowledge-based societies.
This conference promises vibrant discussions, networking opportunities, and a sense of community among participants. It is organized by the Center for Scientific Analysis and Information, part of the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, and hosted by Yerevan State University (YSU) under the auspices of the International Society for Informetrics and Scientometrics (ISSI).
All manuscripts should be submitted via the conference editorial management system,
Authors submitting full or research-in-progress papers should use the designated Word template for full and research-in-progress papers, which includes detailed formatting guidelines. Separate templates for posters, workshops, doctoral forums, and tutorials are also available here.
ISSI 2025 Special Track: Framework for the Responsible use of Assessments and Metrics in Evaluation (FRAME)
Authors are invited to submit their papers to the special track on Framework for the Responsible use of Assessments and Metrics in Evaluation (FRAME) at ISSI 2025. To submit an oral contribution to this special track, please include “FRAME” in the “Remarks on This Contribution” field within the conference submission system (Conftool).
Detailed information about this special track can be found here.
Accepted contributions to this track will be invited to submit their work for consideration in the second part of the Scientometrics Special Issue “FRAME-2024”.
ISSI 2025 Special Track: Open Research Information (ORI)
Authors are invited to submit their papers to the special track on Open Research Information (ORI) at ISSI 2025. To submit an oral contribution to this special track, please include “ORI” in the “Remarks on This Contribution” field within the conference submission system (Conftool).
The special track focuses on topics outlined in the Scientometrics Special Issue “ORI-2024.” For more details, visit: ORI-2024 Special Issue.
Accepted contributions to this special track will be eligible for submission to the second part of the Scientometrics Special Issue “ORI-2024.”
Conference Topics
- Models and Advanced Informetric Methods
- Informetric theory and models
- Citation analysis
- Bibliometric indicators – present and future
- Webometrics and Altmetrics
- Bibliometrics-aided information retrieval
- Science Policy and Evaluation:
- Research collaboration, mobility, and internationalization
- Science policy, research performance, and assessment
- Research performance and assessment, ranking institutions
- Diversity; bibliometrics gender and equality studies
- From Data to Bibliometric Research:
- Knowledge discovery and data mining
- Data sources, and data processing
- Data harmonization and integration
- Science Mapping and Visualization:
- Network analysis and community detection
- Knowledge integration and dissemination
- Epistemic change and interdisciplinarity
- Micro and Nano Scientometrics:
- Individual-level bibliometrics
- Linguistic elements in scientometrics
- Cognitive environments
- Citation context analysis
- Technology and Innovation Studies:
- Bibliometrics and Innovation
- Science-technology interface
- Patent analysis
- Artificial Intelligence – The Gamechanger
- AI in research, academic writing, and reviewing
- AI for scientific information retrieval
- LLMs for scholarly communication
- LLM and AI4Science in support of scientometrics
- AI related ethics in scientometrics
- Open Science, Open Access and Editorial Impact
- Open access, open data, open bibliometrics
- New challenges and opportunities for open science
- Quantitative aspects scholarly communication and beyond
- Measuring non-academic impacts
- Ethics and Integrity in Science:
- Scientific fraud and dishonesty
- Power and social capital in science and academia
- History, philosophy and economics of science
Important Dates
| Full Papers/Research in Progress Papers/Workshop/Tutorial submission deadline | 31.01.25 |
| Paper/Workshop/Tutorial notification of acceptance/rejection | 15.03.25 |
| Poster submission deadline | 15.02.25 |
| Poster notification of acceptance/rejection | 25.03.25 |
| Doctoral Forum submission deadline | 15.02.25 |
| Doctoral Forum result announcement | 25.03.25 |
| Final paper/poster submission (at least one author must register) | 15.04.25 |
| Early Bird registration | 16.03.-15.04.25 |
| Conference | 23.06.-27.06.25 |