Who We Are
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is a pioneer of state-of-the-art research publishing innovations for the advancement of science and the support of international knowledge.
Our Story
In 1988, a professor at the Pennsylvania State University wanted to start a new academic journal. He knew his field was advancing rapidly, and that the information would be critical for his colleagues to keep up with the changes. The professor submitted his proposal to one of the major academic publishers that have been around numerous years.
After his proposal was accepted, he learned that the first article was scheduled to be released in two years. With a topic that was advancing so quickly, this timeline would surely devalue his work, as it would age out of usefulness before becoming available.
He was inspired to decline the journal offer and start his own publishing company with the one journal. His goal was to produce a research publication that was thoroughly vetted, professionally edited, and released while the information was still relevant.
We continue this tradition of expedient publishing through proprietary technologies and systems that emphasize the importance of quality peer review in every publication. Our dedication to peer review is evident in each publication’s timeline, as 80% of the time is dedicated to the review process.
This is how we continue our legacy of Publishing Tomorrow’s Research Today.
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Mission & Vision
Mission
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is a proven, trusted, and reliable source for publishing and disseminating cutting-edge resources that fuel innovations and inspire positive societal changes. We strive to enhance the current body of scientific knowledge through close collaborations with researchers and scholars worldwide. Through a commitment to sound and ethical practices, an agile publishing process, and customer-centric values, we aim to accelerate the pace of research discoveries. Since the time of our conception more than 35 years ago, IGI Global Scientific Publishing has had the pleasure of working with thousands of scholars around the world by adhering to proper scientific rigor that focuses on the merit of publishing quality research, rather than solely focusing on the potential for profit.
Vision
Our vision is to provide a viable and credible publishing experience for aspiring and prominent researchers who seek to expand the current body of scientific knowledge across diverse fields of study. IGI Global Scientific Publishing promotes forward-thinking discourse within the academic community by:
- Mandating a rigorous peer review while maintaining a high level of transparency throughout the entire publishing process
- Disseminating vetted scientific research rapidly and effectively to a worldwide audience
- Enabling the expansion and enhancement of emerging research within underrepresented research areas
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Products & Services
News & Social Media
Newsroom
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Partnerships & Memberships
COPE Membership
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is a Full Member of COPE, a non-profit UK-based international organization that strives to provide leadership and promote adherence to strict ethical guidelines in the publishing and academic communities, as well as offers a professional voice in current debates.
Partnerships
We partner with key organizations and brands to encourage quality and accessibility in research, publishing, and community collaboration.
Research Partnerships
Tekscan®
Dr. Robert Kerstein, editor of the Handbook of Research on Computerized Occlusal Analysis Technology Applications in Dental Medicine (2 Volumes), was able to associate his forward-thinking research with Tekscan®, the creators of the patented T-Scan technology outlined within his research. He connected the leaders of Tekscan® with our Marketing Team to help create a powerful partnership.
The organizations collaborated on integrating the Handbook into dental programs around the United States, showcased the publication at conferences, created a specialized digital campaign, and more. This led to an increase in the visibility and citation impact of the publication, the creation of new research partnerships and opportunities for the contributors, as well as increased creditability for the research and T-Scan technology. View Dr. Kerstein’s latest research in the Handbook of Research on Computerized Occlusal Analysis Technology Applications in Dental Medicine (3 Volumes), which was released in July 2019.
For IGI Global Scientific Publishing Editors and Authors: As the majority of the research that IGI Global Scientific Publishing publishes is focused on applied research, if you believe that your publication would be of benefit to an organization or corporation that currently utilized patent technologies, methodologies, or advanced finding within your publication, please contact IGI Global Scientific Publishing, as we are highly qualified to collaborate with these individuals. Reach our Marketing Team at marketing@igi-global.com.
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Industry Partnerships
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)
Members of IGI our Executive Management Team are actively involved and members of SSP, a nonprofit organization formed to promote and advance communication among all sectors of the scholarly publication community. Through this partnership, IGI Global Scientific Publishing continues to keep abreast of the latest publishing news, as well as build collaborations within the academic community to challenge and enhance current industry standards. For more information about SSP, visit their website.
Peer Review Week
Peer Review Week is a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality. The event brings together individuals, institutions, and organizations committed to sharing the central message that good peer review, whatever shape or form it might take, is critical to scholarly communications. IGI Global Scientific Publishing serves on the planning committee for this annual campaign, which includes assisting with their international outreach efforts for the 2018 and 2019 years. For more information on our involvement in this campaign, click here.
Technology Partnerships
MKP Technologies
IGI Global Scientific Publishing partners with MKP Technologies, a technology-based organization that utilizes the latest hardware, software, communication technologies, and research as well as highly talented staff to develop technical solutions and knowledge resources for organizations and individuals around the world. Products and services provided by MKP Technologies are utilized by IGI Global Scientific Publishing to support its contributors. Such products and services include:
eContent Pro
IGI Global Scientific Publishing offers a range of editing services in partnership with eContent Pro, which specializes in English language copy editing. eContent Pro is pleased to offer all past and present authors and editors of IGI Global Scientific Publishing an exclusive 25% discount on these services. Click here to learn more. The exclusive 25% discount will automatically apply at checkout.
eEditorial Discovery
eEditorial Discovery is a full editorial management system that our authors, editors, and reviewers utilize to support all stages of the publication workflow with the tools they need to effectively manage multiple projects and perform a variety of tasks simultaneously through one dedicated interface.
ORCID
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is fully integrated with ORCID, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to sharing information globally through enabling a transparent and trustworthy connection between researchers, their contributions, and affiliations. When editors/authors publish a book, journal, chapter, article, or conduct review activities for journals, IGI Global Scientific Publishing will collect their ORCID iD to verify their identity, tie the published work or journal manuscript review to their name, as well as help increase the discoverability and creditability of their work. To learn more about this integration, click here.
COUNTER
IGI Global Scientific Publishing partners with COUNTER to provide standard usage reports for libraries. COUNTER (Project COUNTER) provides standards that ensure vendors and publishers can provide their library customers with consistent, credible, and comparable usage data.
Jisc’s Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP)
IGI Global Scientific Publishing partners with Jisc, a not-for-profit organization focused on digital services and solutions for libraries, to provide usage analytics and reports through JUSP. Through this portal, librarians are provided a single gateway to access their usage statistics. To access JUSP, click here.
CLOCKSS and LOCKSS
IGI Global Scientific Publishing partners with CLOCKSS and LOCKSS to provide archival access of research. CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) is a not-for-profit joint venture between the world’s leading academic publishers and research libraries whose mission is to build a sustainable, geographically distributed dark archive with which to ensure the long-term survival of Web-based scholarly publications for the benefit of the greater global research community.
CrossRef
IGI Global Scientific Publishing partners with CrossRef to make our books, journals, and videos more discoverable. CrossRef is an official Digital Object Identifier Registration Agency of the International DOI Foundation.
Google Scholar Campus Activated Subscriber Access (CASA)
IGI Global Scientific Publishing partners with Google Scholar’s CASA to allow researchers access to their institution’s licensed IGI Global Scientific Publishing journal content off-campus through Google Scholar. Through this partnership, researchers, professors, and students will have streamlined access to IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Journal Collection from any location, enabling them to utilize the resources they need at home, at conferences, or during travel. Learn more about this integration.
OA Switchboard
The OA Switchboard initiative is a not-for-profit collaboration between funders, institutions, and publishers to provide essential infrastructure to facilitate the fulfilment of open access strategies across business models, policies and agreements. The OA Switchboard is the independent intermediary, connecting parties and systems, streamlining communication and the neutral exchange of open access related publication-level information, and ensuring a financial settlement. IGI Global Scientific Publishing is thrilled to be entering into this new collaboration to support greater OA content and data distribution.
Research Organization Registry (RoR)
To support greater OA content and data distribution for our growing portfolio of OA publications, IGI Global Scientific Publishing recently started working with the Research Organization Registry (ROR), a community-led registry of open, sustainable, usable, and unique identifiers for every research organization in the world. The intent of ROR is for use by the research community to increase the use of organization identifiers within that community while establishing connections between organization records in various systems.
ResearchGate
ResearchGate is the professional network for researchers. Over 20 million researchers use researchgate.net to share and discover research, build their networks, and advance their careers. Based in Berlin, ResearchGate was founded in 2008. Its mission is to connect the world of science and make research open to all. IGI Global Scientific Publishing has signed an agreement with ResearchGate to establish a partnership for content syndication. This will see the addition of all of our Open Access (OA) content to ResearchGate’s platform of millions of researchers worldwide.
Editorial Contacts
Marketing, Sales, & Author Support
Offices
New York
Address: 250 Broadway, Suite 620, New York, NY 10007, USA
Phone: 212-292-2607
E-mail: cust@igi-global.com
Hershey
Address: 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Phone: 717-533-8845 x100
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London
Address: 123 Pall Mall, Ground Floor, London, England, SW1Y 5EA
Phone: +44 330 027 0053
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Beijing - IGI Science & Technology, Ltd.
Address: 212 Zhongguojin, Lvdizhongxin, Wangjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102, P.R. China
E-mail: chinaservice@igi-global.com
IGI Global Scientific Publishing Leadership
Executive
Lindsay Wertman
President of IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Melissa Wagner
Vice President of Content Strategy & Research Integrity
Nick Newcomer
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Justin North
Vice President of Technology
Karin Gould
Business Manager
Editorial
Grace Long
Managing Editor of Journal Development
Jocelynn Hessler
Director of Development
Mike Brehm
Managing Editor of Production
Mikaela Felty
Director of Acquisitions
Sales & Marketing
Genevieve Robinson
Managing Director of Marketing
Jose Rosado
Graphic Design Manager
Customer Service & Operations
Nicole Gonser
Customer Service Manager
Kristina Tylenda
Operations Manager
Customer Service
Customer Service Email:
cust@igi-global.com
Phone Number: 717-533-8845 Ext. 100
IGI Science & Technology Ltd. Team, Beijing, China
Ma Jun 马骏
Managing Director
常务董事
Brad Li 李磊
Account Manager
客户经理
Awards
IGI Global Scientific Publishing proudly recognizes the valuable contributions and efforts of our top-performing editorial board members each year through the Reviewers of the Year Award, sponsored by the IGI Global Scientific Publishing Open Access Journal Program. All IGI Global Scientific Publishing editorial board members who actively provide quality, timely reviews are eligible for nomination. Evaluations are based on the volume of completed peer reviews, the quality of peer reviews, and the timeliness of completion. The top editorial review board member and the top associate editor from each of the publisher’s three major subject areas: Business & Management; Scientific, Technical, & Medical (STM); and Education & Social Sciences are awarded the honor.
View the 2024-2025 Reviewers of the Year Awardees
View the 2023 Reviewers of the Year Awardees
Global Distribution
As part of its mission to effectively disseminate the knowledge contained within each of its publications, IGI Global Scientific Publishing facilitates the mass distribution of its content to ensure maximum discoverability and availability for every title. Through partnerships with major distributors such as Ingram, EBSCO, Amazon, and the IGI Global Scientific Publishing Online Bookstore, each publication is offered throughout all major networks worldwide.
With all publications offered in electronic format, every title is also available on popular library ordering platforms including GOBI and OASIS, with access provided within minutes on the industry’s most prominent hosting platforms, such as EBSCOHost, ProQuest’s EBook Central, and our award-winning InfoSci platform.
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Conferences and Events
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is dedicated to disseminating knowledge resources to researchers worldwide. With this conviction, we continuously seek to connect with all individuals who collaborate in the creation and delivery of forward-thinking research. Throughout the year, our team travels around the world to various conferences and book fairs to not only expand our knowledge on current trends and innovations, but to connect with those who assist in ensuring that forward-thinking research is made available to the wider academic community. Through these events, IGI Global Scientific Publishing looks forward to connecting with industry-leading professionals, inspiring the next generation of research, and creating innovative solutions that fit researchers and librarians alike. Please find below a list of the annual conferences we attend.
To schedule a meeting with IGI Global Scientific Publishing at any of these conferences or events, please contact marketing@igi-global.com. Additionally, for our librarian customers, we are more than happy to schedule individual meetings at your institution to discuss your library holdings and provide you with customized solutions.
See our latest events on the Newsroom.
Consortia Collaborations
As a leading international academic publisher, IGI Global Scientific Publishing collaborates with consortia worldwide to ensure that institutions are being provided with the most sought-after, emerging research through flexible and common sense offers.
Benefits of consortia working directly with IGI Global Scientific Publishing include:
- Flexible Purchasing and Acquisitions Options Available (Individual Institution, Group, Title Selection, Evidence-Based, Perpetual/Subscription, and More)
- No DRM, No Additional Charge for Unlimited User Licenses, and No Maintenance or Archiving Fees
- Concise and Customizable License Agreement for Streamlined Acquisitions
- Current Holdings Analysis Provided for Member Institutions (When Applicable)
- Multi-Year Agreements With No Price Increases Guaranteed
- Accommodating Invoicing Options Available at Consortia and Individual Member Level
- Remote Access Options Available (IP Authentication with Proxy, Referral URLs, and More)
If you would like to schedule a meeting or phone call to discuss/organize an IGI Global Scientific Publishing offering, our license agreement, or potential innovative collaborations, contact eresources@igi-global.com.
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Bavarian Consortium (BSB)
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and the Bavarian Consortium have a partnership for the 2023 copyright year. Over 40+ institutions had the opportunity to gain discounted access to our content through the InfoSci® platform, which hosts the IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Book Collection. Options included flexible perpetual, subscription, and EBA acquisitions models.
The Bavarian Consortium is an association of libraries with the aim of jointly acquiring usage rights to databases, electronic journals and e-books. Potential participants are the university libraries, the libraries of the universities of applied sciences, the state regional libraries and the Bavarian State Library, which is also responsible for central negotiations in close coordination with the participating libraries.
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Carolina Consortium
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and the Carolina Consortium have continued their partnership for the 2023 copyright year for the third consecutive year. Over 175+ institutions, such as public libraries, seminary schools, community colleges, public universities, and private institutions are able to gain access to our content through the InfoSci® platform, which hosts the IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Book Collection. Member institutions can participate in an innovative, publisher-direct, opt-in e-book title sharing agreement offering for 2023.
View Carolina Consortium’s offer here. (Note: Access is limited to Carolina Consortium members. Members must sign in.)
The Carolina Consortium provides academic libraries in North Carolina and South Carolina with affordable access to a variety of electronic resources. Since 2012, the Carolina Consortium has included over 175 higher learning institutions, from public universities to community colleges, and has saved libraries millions of dollars in deals.
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Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration (EPIC)
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is proud to continue their collaboration with EPIC into the 2023 copyright year and provide New Zealand institutions with access to a wide range of innovative and emerging research in multiple disciplines, and are able to gain access to our content through the InfoSci® platform, which hosts the IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Book Collection and the IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Journal Collection. Participating members can also benefit from discounts and open access funding support options with our Open Access Agreements.
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Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)
IGI Global Scientific Publishing entered an agreement with Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) for the 2023 copyright year, providing Florida institutions with access to a wide range of innovative and emerging research in multiple disciplines, and enables them to gain access to our e-Book Collection content, including both their e-Book Collections and e-Journal Collection.
Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) operates a suite of centralized, shared services that support all 40 public colleges and universities in Florida. Their highly skilled staff of library, distance learning, IT/networking, student advising, and education program professionals collaborate with Florida’s entire education community to develop free services that help students prepare for and succeed in college, and ready themselves for rewarding careers after graduation. FLVC is funded by the Florida Legislature and managed by Florida State University's Northwest Regional Data Center.
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Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) and Orbis Cascade Alliance
IGI Global Scientific Publishing, the Greater Western Library Alliance, and the Orbis Cascade Alliance have entered into a new title sharing agreement deal for the 2023 copyright year, and institutions including research institutions, universities, colleges, community colleges, seminaries, and public libraries are able to gain access to our content through the InfoSci® platform, which hosts the IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Book Collection.
Participating members can also gain funding support to cover APCs and BPCs for faculty and staff at their institution.
The Greater Western Library Alliance is a consortium of 39 research libraries located across the United States. The activities and collaborative projects of the Alliance expand access to quality information both within and beyond the boundaries of the consortium. The highly skilled staffs of its member libraries capitalize on new technologies, to forge effective and meaningful partnerships, and to promote innovation and excellence.
The Orbis Cascade Alliance is a nonprofit consortium of 37 colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The Alliance runs a shared library management system and discovery interface, works on collective purchasing, facilitates access to unique and local collections, and coordinates resource sharing for our members.
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Jisc
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is continuing collaboration with Jisc into the 2023 copyright year by continuing to offer deals to Jisc members for our e-Collections, with subscription, perpetual, and EBA flexible acquisition models with special pricing.. Participating members can also benefit from a matching fund of 100% OA APC Waivers for faculty and staff at their institution with our OA Fee Waiver (Read and Publish) Initiative.
This collaboration started in 2016, when IGI Global Scientific Publishing and Chest, a part of Eduserv, announced their agreement to offer emerging and forward-thinking content to universities and research institutions through the e-Book Collection and e-Journal Collection. The agreement allowed Chest members to access the scholarly information on a three (3)-year price fix. In January of 2019, Jisc and Eduserv began operating as one organization to provide digital solutions for UK education and research.
View the Jisc offer here.
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MOBIUS
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and MOBIUS have continued their partnership since the publisher’s 2023 copyright year. In collaboration with IGI Global Scientific Publishing, MOBIUS member institutions have access to consortium-specific discounted pricing on all IGI Global Scientific Publishing comprehensive e-Book collections.
MOBIUS provides academic libraries in Missouri with affordable access to a variety of electronic resources. Since its founding in 1998, MOBIUS includes 64 academic libraries, 11 public libraries, 4 special libraries, and the Missouri State Library, serving more than 200 physical branches.
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Saudi Digital Library (SDL)
The Saudi Digital Library had been one of our long-standing consortia partners for several years. This partnership brought innovative and emerging research to Middle Eastern universities. They have had access to our e-Collections, including the e-Book Collection and e-Journal Collection. Members benefitted from a matching fund of 100% OA APC Waivers for faculty and staff at their institution with our OA Fee Waiver (Read and Publish) Initiative.
The Saudi Digital Library (SDL) is the largest academic gathering of information sources in the Arab world, with more than 310,000 scientific references that are being continuously updated and cover all academic disciplines. Being an umbrella to all Saudi Universities, SDL won the award for the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information ‘know’ for outstanding projects in the Arab World in 2010.
View more information on SDL here.
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South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC)
IGI Global Scientific Publishing looked forward to their continued collaboration with SANLiC in the 2023 copyright year and provided their members with valuable and necessary publications, such as edited and authored reference books, handbooks of research, research insights, research essentials, and encyclopedias through their e-Book Collection, as well as scholarly journal content through the e-Journals Collection.
The South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC) is an organization that provides affordable and cost-effective access to academic and scholarly research to educational institutions in Africa. With over 30 members today, SANLiC works to ensure that their relationships between publishers and university libraries provide librarians with affordable and high-quality research they can utilize. Additionally, SANLiC provides their members with access to various conference and seminar information every year.
View SANLiC’s offer here.
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Taiwan Academic E-Book and Database Consortium (TAEBDC)
Over the last several years, TAEBDC has purchased a select number of IGI Global Scientific Publishing titles each year. IGI Global Scientific Publishing and TAEBDC are proud to continue their partnership, with TAEBDC’s selection of titles from the 2021 copyright year.
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and the Taiwan Academic Electronic Books and Databases Consortium (TAEBDC) have partnered to bring technology research to over 90 institutions, including universities, medical facilities, and research institutions across Taiwan for several years. Researchers, students, and professors throughout the country can access this content through TAEBDC’s investment in our academic research.
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Sustainability Statement
IGI Global Scientific Publishing understands the impact that practicing responsible business can have on the environment, marketplace, and community. It maintains a sustainable, transparent business by utilizing the following practices:
We Offer Electronic Format
To reduce the amount of waste generated daily, IGI Global Scientific Publishing is a strong advocate and early adopter of the electronic format. Each title published is offered in electronic format and can be purchased individually.
IGI Global Scientific Publishing is also a leader of the print-to-electronic conversion movement and partners with libraries in order to convert their print IGI Global Scientific Publishing titles to their electronic counterparts. This procedure not only frees space within the library, but also ensures that moving forward, the library is set up for an easy purchase experience of more electronic resources. IGI Global Scientific Publishing continues to identify programs like this one that make converting to electronic copies easy, affordable, and efficient.
Print On Demand Model
Due to the amount of waste created from printing that is based on anticipated demand, IGI Global Scientific Publishing utilizes the Print On Demand (POD) model. This model allows titles to be printed upon request in response to actual demand from a customer, thereby eliminating the need to stock high volumes of product within a warehouse.
We Publish in Life Sciences
IGI Global Scientific Publishing publishes forward-thinking research within the fields of Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences to enable the successful stabilization of the environment and its inhabitants. By disseminating the newest technologies, breakthroughs, discoveries, and theories researched by experts looking to improve and sustain the environment, IGI Global Scientific Publishing helps provide solutions that address key issues such as climate change, pollution, and natural resource depletion.
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