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<span class="x193iq5w"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">The 28th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">(NWB2023)
is scheduled from <b>October 11-13, 2023</b>. The </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"><a href="https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/cls/" title="https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/cls/" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Department
of Communication and Learning in Science </a></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">at the </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"><a href="https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/" title="https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/traditions-and-celebrations/a-brief-history-of-chalmers/" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline">Chalmers
University of Technology </a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">will host the NWB2023 in Gothenburg, Sweden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">The Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy was initiated by Professors </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"><a href="https://www.umu.se/personal/olle-persson/" title="https://www.umu.se/personal/olle-persson/" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Olle
Persson</a></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"><a href="http://peteringwersen.info/" title="http://peteringwersen.info/" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline">Peter
Ingwersen</a></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)"> in 1996, and has been held annually, rotating between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. This workshop has been a consistent and enduring practice within
the bibliometrics community for nearly three decades. It aims to promote the convergence of bibliometric research with research policy, highlight the latest bibliometric research activities from the Nordic region and beyond, and enhance the ties between bibliometric
research groups and their PhD students.</span></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">Gothenburg is hosting the workshop for the first time. Previous workshops in the series were held in Helsinki (1996, 2012, 2017), Stockholm (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013), Oslo (1998, 2002,
2006, 2015, 2020), Copenhagen (1999, 2007, 2016), Oulu (2000), Aalborg (2003, 2011), Turku (2004, 2022), Tampere (2008), Bergen (2010), Reykjavik (2014, 2019), Borås (2018) and Odense (2021).</span></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">>From 1996 to 2001, the <b>Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics</b> was held with the aim of providing a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss and exchange knowledge on bibliometrics.
This series of workshops proved to be instrumental in advancing the field, as well as fostering collaboration among Nordic countries. Following the success of the initial workshops, the <b>Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy</b> was launched
in 2002 and has continued to the present day. This expanded forum not only covers bibliometrics, but also addresses broader research policy issues such as research evaluation and impact assessment.</span></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">Participants who wish to present their research with a Nordic audience and beyond are encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract in the prescribed format. If an abstract is accepted, the authors
(at least one) must register for the event and attend the workshop in person. The workshop is open to participants worldwide and will be conducted in English. There is no cost associated with registration; however, participants must cover their travel and
accommodation expenses.</span></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">Important dates</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">Submission of abstracts (posters and papers): April 3 – May 19, 2023.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)"><br>
<span class="x193iq5w">Notifications of acceptance: June 21, 2023.</span><br>
<span class="x193iq5w">Registration: June 22 – July 20, 2023.</span><br>
<span class="x193iq5w">Nordic Workshop: October 11 – 13, 2023.</span></span><span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="x193iq5w"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)">More information is available at </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se/?fbclid=IwAR2WDPUOPf0vcnpSjvLcruDs8xBlc77NsT2zSUc1PtuvhU1v0_Lm6BeAjSs" target="_blank" title="https://nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se/?fbclid=IwAR2WDPUOPf0vcnpSjvLcruDs8xBlc77NsT2zSUc1PtuvhU1v0_Lm6BeAjSs" style="color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link"><span lang="EN-US" style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">https://nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5)"><br>
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