Collaboration in Science among France, Morocco and Spain (1980-2006)

4 pages, 3 figures.-- Communication presented at the VSST'2007, Veille Stratégique Scientifique & Technologique: Systèmes d'information elaborée, Bibliométrie, Linguistique, Intelligence économique (Marrakech, 21-25 Oct 2007).
Scientific research has become a collaboration activity which scope goes beyond geographic and cultural frontiers. Scientific collaboration between authors and institutions is a differential characteristic of the work research. The increasing on the number of areas and complexity of the research makes necessary the cooperation between experts from different specialities in order to interchange knowledge as well as to share and profit high-cost equipment and infrastructure. International collaboration is interesting for scientific communities, especially for small ones, as it makes easier to increase capacities and their integration on international activities, promoting professional mobility, the visibility and the possibilities of their scientific work. This article presents the results of a study on the scientific collaboration through their international publications, between three countries: France, Morocco and Spain.