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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">The Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy (NWB'2026) will be
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">held in Copenhagen on November 4-6, 2026.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">The Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy has been an annual
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">event since its beginning in 1996. The event alternates between locations in
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The purpose of the Nordic
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy is to link bibliometric research
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">with research policy, to present the newest bibliometric research in the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Nordic countries, and to create better links between the bibliometric research
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">groups and their PhD students.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Participants who wish to give an oral presentation or present a poster are
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">kindly asked to submit a 250-word abstract. We welcome novel ideas or
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">work-in-progress of interest to a Nordic audience. We specifically encourage
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">presentation with a research policy perspective.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Presenters of accepted abstracts must attend the 31st Nordic Workshop on
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Bibliometrics and Research Policy in person in Copenhagen. Accepted abstracts
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">(submitted version) will be published in the book of abstracts under a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">CC-BY license. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission of abstracts opens on May 15 and is though the NWB website at:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">https://sites.google.com/view/nwbrp/nwb2026
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">IMPORTANT DATES <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission of abstracts: May 15 - August 1, 2026
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification of acceptance: August 15, 2026
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Registration: August 25 - September 15, 2026
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Nordic Workshop: November 4-6, 2026
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">PARTICIPATION <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">NWB'2026 will take place in the Black Diamond, The Royal Library with
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">state-of-the-art architecture and conference facilities and with stunning
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">views of the harbour.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">There will be a 200 EUR registration fee, and travel and accommodation must be
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">arranged and financed by the participants themselves. A fee waiver for
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">presenting PhD students will be available.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Feel free to contact us at nwb.2026.cph@gmail.com with any questions you might
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">LOCAL ORGANISERS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Michael Svendsen, Copenhagen University Library
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dicte Madsen, Copenhagen University Library
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Nikoline Dohm Lauridsen, University of Copenhagen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Marianne Gauffriau, IT University of Copenhagen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Birger Larsen, Aalborg University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Birger Larsen, PhD, Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Co-lead of the ‘Purposeful Technology Lab’ research group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Associate scientific director of ‘maSSHine’, the AAU computational SSH initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Culture and Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">DK-2450 Copenhagen SV<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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