The International Society for Informetrics and Scientometrics (www.issi-society.org), ISSI, is an association of professionals active in the emerging interdisciplinary fields of informetrics, bibliometrics/scientometrics, technometrics and webometrics. The Society was founded at the International Conference on Bibliometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics held in Berlin, 11-15 September in 1993. This conference was the fourth of a series of prominent biennial conferences that subsequently have been held under the auspices of the Society.

Here is the full list of previous conferences: after the first conference in 1987 in Diepenbeek, Belgium subsequent conferences followed: Ontario (Canada) in 1989, Bangalore (India) in 1991, Berlin (Germany) in 1993, River Forest, Illinois,(USA) in 1995, Jerusalem (Israel) in 1997, Colima (Mexico) in 1999, Sydney (Australia) in 2001, Beijing (China) in 2003, Stockholm (Sweden) in 2005, Madrid (Spain) in 2007, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 2009, Durban (South Africa) in 2011 and in Vienna (Austria) in 2013. To our great delight, the 15th conference is held in Istanbul, Turkey.