1. Preface

   • W. Glänzel
   • S. Katz
   • U. Schoepflin

   EditorialNotes Pages: 165 - 166

2. The need for standards in bibliometric research and technology

   • W. Glänzel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 176

3. Differences in the construction of sci based bibliometric indicators among various producers: A first over view

   • H. F. Moed

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 191

4. Bibliometric standards: Personal experience and lessons learned

   • J. S. Katz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 197

5. Standards issues in a national bibliometric database: The Australian case

   • P. Bourke
   • Linda Butler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 207

6. Science macro-indicators: some aspects of ost experience

   • M. Zitt
   • N. Teixeira

   OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 222

7. Coping with the problem of subject classification diversity

   • Isabel Gómez
   • Maria Bordons
   • Aida Méndez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 235

8. Some practical aspects of the standardization of scientometric indicators

   • P. Vinkler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 245

9. Experiences with the national citation reports database for measuring national performance: The case of Mexico

   • R. Arvanitis
   • J. M. Russell
   • A. Ma. Rosas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 255

10. The unit of analysis (objects of study) in bibliometrics and scientometrics

    • W. E. McGrath

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 264

11. Methodological and conceptual questions of bibliometric standards

    • I. K. Ravichandra Rao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 270

12. On chaos in bibliometric terminology

    • V. S. Lazarev

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 277

13. Increasing the between-year stability of the impact factor in the Science Citation Index

    • I. F. Aguillo

    Short Communications Pages: 279 - 282

14. The standard impact factor as an evaluation tool of science fields and scientific journals

    • Irina Marshakova-Shaikevich

    Short Communications Pages: 283 - 290