1. Introduction

   • P. Wouters
   • L. Leydesdorff

   STC and Scientometrics Pages: 3 - 5

2. Qualitative conditions of scientometrics: The new challenges

   • A. Rip

   STC and Scientometrics Pages: 7 - 26

3. Why has Latour's theory of citations been ignored by the bibliometric community? discussion of sociological interpretations of citation analysis

   • Terttu Luukkonen

   STC and Scientometrics Pages: 27 - 37

4. Citation cycles and peer review cycles

   • P. Wouters

   STC and Scientometrics Pages: 39 - 55

5. The European perspective on S&T indicators

   • R. Barré

   Scientometrics in the Policy Process Pages: 57 - 70

6. The evaluation of European programmes and the future of scientometrics

   • P. Cunningham

   Scientometrics in the Policy Process Pages: 71 - 85

7. The use of S&T indicators in science policy: Dutch experiences and theoretical perspectives from policy analysis

   • B. J. R. Van der Meulen

   Scientometrics in the Policy Process Pages: 87 - 101

8. Indicators and the relations between science and technology

   • U. Schmoch

   Scientometrics at the S&T Interface Pages: 103 - 116

9. Mapping the dynamics of telephone switching devices

   • Gertrud Blauwhof

   Scientometrics at the S&T Interface Pages: 117 - 140

10. Desktop scientometrics

    • J. S. Katz
    • Diana Hicks

    Scientometrics at the S&T Interface Pages: 141 - 153

11. Scientometrics and communication theory: Towards theoretically informed indicators

    • L. Leydesdorff
    • P. Van Den Besselaar

    Future Perspectives Pages: 155 - 174

12. Dimensions of scientometric indicator datafiles

    • T. Braun
    • A. Schubert

    Future Perspectives Pages: 175 - 204

13. Scientometrics: State-of-the-art

    • A. F. J. Van Raan

    Future Perspectives Pages: 205 - 218