With this scope in mind, major conference topics of interest include, but not limited to:

Informetric theory
Methods and techniques
Citation and co-citation analysis
Research collaboration, mobility
and internationalisation
Knowledge dissemination, integration
and interdisciplinarity
Bibliometric indicators – presence and future
Webometrics and altmetrics
Science mapping and visualization
Science policy and research assessment
University policy and institutional rankings
Communication channels:
periodicals, proceedings, books
and electronic publications
Knowledge discovery and data mining
Bibliometrics-aided information retrieval
Data sources and data processing
Data harmonisation and integration
Macro-, meso- and micro-level studies
Open science – open access and open data
Patent analysis
Science-technology interface
Data accuracy and disambiguation
Scientific fraud and dishonesty