Preface.\nCohesive energy rule for vacuum arcs; A. Anders.\nPhysical basis of plasma parameter control in a vacuum arc; I.A. Krinberg.\nSources of multiply charged metal ions: vacuum discharge or laser produced plasma? V. Paperny.\nStatus of E-MEVVA experiments at ITEP; T.V. Kulevoy, et al.\nUnderlying physics of E-MEVVA operation; A. Herschcovich, et al.\nTechnical design of the MEVVA ion source at GSI and results of a long uranium beam time period; F. Heymach, et al.\nSimulation of the extraction from a MEVVA ion source; P. Spädtke.\nProduction of gas and metal ion beams with vacuum arc ion sources; A.S. Bugaev, et al.\nHigh current electron sources and accelerators with plasma emitters; V.I. Gushenets, P.M. Schanin.\nEmission methods of experimental investigations of ion velocities in vacuum arc plasmas; A.S. Bugaev, et al.\nGaseous plasma production using electron emitter based on arc discharge; M.V. Shandrikov, et al.\nVacuum arc ion sources: charge state enhancement and arc voltage; M. Galonska, et al.\nLinear vacuum arc evaporators for deposition of functional multi-purpose coatings; A.V. Demchyshyn, et al.\nArc generators of low temperature plasma and their applications; N.N. Koval, P.M. Schanin.\nElectron beam deposition of high temperature superconducting thin films; G. Mladenov, et al.\nDeposition of nanoscale multilayered structures using filtered cathodic vacuum arc plasma beams; M.M.M. Bilek, et al.\nImplantation of steel by MEVVA ion source with bronze cathode; Z. Werner, et al.\nResistance to high temperature oxidation of Si-implanted TiN coatings on steel; Z. Werner, et al.\nVacuum arc deposited DLC-based coatings; O.R. Monteiro, M.P. Delplanke-Ogletree.\nApplications of vacuum arc plasma to neuroscience;I.G. Brown, et al\nConcerning regularities of particle motion in potential fields; V.I. Fedulov.\nHigh current plasma lens: status and new developments; A.A. Goncharov.\nSubject Index.