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The articles of this volume will be reviewed individually. Indexed articles: \textit{Sinclair, Alistair}, Convergence rates for Monte Carlo experiments, 1-17 [Zbl 0926.60089] \textit{Madras, Neal}, Umbrella sampling and simulated tempering, 19-32 [Zbl 0924.65147] \textit{Orlandini, Enzo}, Monte Carlo study of polymer systems by multiple Markov chain method, 33-57 [Zbl 0926.60081] \textit{Dickman, Ronald}, Measuring forces in lattice polymer simulations, 59-74 [Zbl 0966.82016] \textit{Mansfield, Marc L.}, A knot recognition algorithm, 75-82 [Zbl 0924.57006] \textit{Tesi, Maria Carla}, Geometrical entanglement in lattice models of ring polymers: Torsion and writhe, 83-97 [Zbl 0926.60086] \textit{Flesia, S.}, Oriented self-avoiding walks with orientation-dependent interactions, 99-119 [Zbl 0926.60085] \textit{Soteros, C. E.; Paulhus, M. M.}, A Monte Carlo algorithm for studying the collapse transition in lattice animals, 121-139 [Zbl 0926.60087] \textit{Janse van Rensburg, E. J.; Madras, N.}, Monte Carlo simulation of the \(\Theta\)-point in lattice trees, 141-157 [Zbl 0926.60090] \textit{Dünweg, Burkhard; Grest, Gary S.; Kremer, Kurt}, Molecular dynamics simulations of polymer systems, 159-195 [Zbl 0947.82009] \textit{Kovac, Jeffrey}, Dynamics of polymers near the theta point, 197-201 [Zbl 0966.82519] \textit{Smith, Steven W.; Hall, Carol K.; Freeman, Benny D.; McCormick, Julie A.}, Self diffusion coefficients and atomic mean-squared displacements in entangled hard chain fluids, 203-215 [Zbl 0966.82017]