Since its inauguration in January 2021, there has been increased interest in submitting to IGI Global’s new mega journal, the Journal of Technological Advancements (JTA). At this time, IGI Global understands that the economic and financial impacts of COVID-19 are still affecting IGI Global authors and researchers, as many are having difficulty securing funding for article processing charges (APCs).

Over the past several years, academia and scholarly publishing have turned into a data-driven endeavor that hinges on the citation impact, indexing, and prestige of research. Due to this shift, academics are not only now challenged with teaching classes, conducting office hours, researching and writing, continuing education, participating in various societies and associations, and more, but they must also ensure that their research work is highly discoverable and accessible.

IGI Global hit a major milestone this April by reaching over 1,000 published open access research papers, furthering IGI Global’s contributions and commitment to the open access movement. When the pandemic hit, the need for electronic content quickly became evident as researchers, faculty, and students stepped off campuses and started working through their research, teaching, and learning initiatives remotely.

Just like many other publishers, IGI Global has recently been dealing with unprovoked attacks by anonymous individuals (oftentimes bloggers, online trolls, and/or predatory researchers) who are making false claims and accusations about our publishing practice and ethical stance.

In scholarly publishing open access (OA) has become widely synonymous with journal and article publishing. However, what many don’t realize is that OA models are also available for full book and chapter-level publishing.

Hear From the Experts: IGI Global Editors Discuss Their Inaugural eSports Journal

IGI Global has announced a new book format called “protocols”. These edited or authored books introduce and guide users through the current best practices, laboratory methods, policies, protocols, and more within a specific area.

From Editorial Review Board Members (ERBs), to Associate Editors (AEs), to Managing Editors (MEs), to International Advisory Board Members (IABs), these positions all play different, yet important roles within the development of the journal.

Special issues are a wonderful way for researchers to come together and publish research centering on a specific topic or theme.

With open access publishing increasingly gaining popularity, open peer review processes have also been on the rise.

Recently, the British Esports Association (BEA) and other organizations are advocating for a gaming tournament that is focused on players with disabilities.

Due to increased tourism for the 2021 summer, governments are questioning what effects this tourism boom will have on the spread of COVID-19 and many officials are lobbying for the use of “vaccine passports.”

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Guest Interview Series by Dr. Danny Glick from University of California, Irvine, USA.

Over 65% of the top 100 universities in the world are routinely acquiring IGI Global e-books/e-journals and e-book/e-journal collections directly on IGI Global’s InfoSci® platform.

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