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since 1991. Since 2003 the journal has been published by

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on behalf of the bureau. The journal covers the fundamentals of measurements, in particular those dealing with the seven base units of the International System of Units (

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, kilogram, second, ampere,

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mole Mole (or Molé) may refer to: Animals * Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America * Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...

) or proposals to replace them. The

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are Sten Bergstrand (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden) and Janet Miles (International Bureau of Weights and Measures).

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is indexed by the following databases: * Science Citation Index Expanded *

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* Inspec *

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External links

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