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  • Comment: as submitter, i think the draft now adequately shows IGI's rep for being a vanity press and has far better sourcing. the only remaining issue I see is notability: i think personally that the sources given are decent sigcov, but if anyone disagrees on notability grounds i find that understandable. considering a previous version of this page has gone through AfD twice, best to be careful. thanks! PARAKANYAA (talk) 15:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Concerns raised in the deletion discussion that this article does not represent the widespread viewpoint that IGI engages in "vampire press" practices do not appear to be addressed. Indeed the "controversies" section goes out of its way to discredit this mainstream viewpoint and push a minority POV. Devonian Wombat (talk) 07:59, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

IGI Global
PredecessorIdea Group Inc.
Founded1988
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationHershey, Pennsylvania
Key peopleMehdi Khosrow-Pour (CEO)[1]
Publication typesBooks, journals, ebooks
ImprintsInformation Science Reference, Business Science Reference, Medical Information Science Reference, Engineering Science Reference, and IGI Publishing[2]
Official websiteigi-global.com

IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.) is a U.S.-based international academic publishing company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania that publishes books and academic journals across a variety of subject areas. In 2019, IGI Global was assessed in a Springer Nature white paper as the 7th largest scientific, medical, and technical (STM) publisher. The company has been accused of engaging in predatory publishing and criticized for its handling of plagiarism.

IGI Global is listed as a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).[3] It is also listed as a SHERPA/RoMEO blue publisher and employs a hybrid model of Open Access for its journals.[4][5] IGI Global uses a double-blind peer review process for its books and journals.[6]

History

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IGI Global (originally Idea Group Inc.) was founded in 1988 by a former professor at the Pennsylvania State University (USA).[2] The organization started as a publisher of research content in the field of information science and technology as it is applied to multiple disciplines, such as education, library science, healthcare, public administration, and computer science.[7][8] In 2002, IGI Global began offering content in electronic formats.[1]

In 2007 and 2008, two blog posts by Debora Weber-Wulff and Ian Bogost noted that IGI Global may engage in "write-only publishing" of its books, as recorded in a later journal article.[9]

Until 2009, IGI Global publications were manually typeset. After this date, it built an in-house workflow management system to produce its publications.[10] As of 2012, IGI Global sponsored conferences such as the Charleston Conference.[11]

In 2018, over 150 IGI Global publications were indexed by Scopus.[12] In 2019, IGI Global was assessed in a Springer Nature white paper as the 7th largest scientific, medical, and technical (STM) publisher in a top ten list of publishers, with a total of 116 books, 2,286 chapters, 2,339 citations, and an average of 20 citations per book.[13][14][15]

In 2021, Nick Newcomer, writing for Research Ethics, claimed that IGI Global's small-run monographs are aimed at promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for its authors, which resulted in what he called "malicious mislabeling".[16] The same year, an editorial piece in a competing journal criticized IGI Global's handling of plagiarism.[17] The status of IGI Global has been a subject for discussion by authors on online platforms such as ResearchGate[18] and Reddit.[19] As of 2021, Beall's List listed IGI Global as a vanity press, noting that it is a member of COPE.[20]

In 2023, IGI Global's InfoSci Database was a collection of all of its 7.300+ reference books, handbooks, and encyclopedias, and c.30,000+ peer-reviewed journal articles (with 1,000,000+ citation references), including indexing by Scopus and Web of Science.[21] IGI Global provides libraries with access to e-books in 11 core subject areas, with contributions by over 100,000 international researchers and experts.[22] In July 2023, the AI-powered Zendy Research Library signed a licensing agreement with IGI Global.[23]

In April 2024, nearly 90% of IGI Global's frontlist books were indexed by Scopus.[24][25]

Imprints

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IGI Global publishes English language content under the following imprints:[26]

  • Information Science Reference
  • Medical Information Science Reference
  • Business Science Reference
  • Engineering Science Reference
  • IGI Publishing

Journals

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IGI Global publishes a number of academic journals including:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gilson, Tom; Strauch, Katina (April 2012). "ATG Interviews Dr. Mehdi Khosrow-Pour". Against the Grain. 24 (2): 43–45. doi:10.7771/2380-176X.6136.
  2. ^ a b "About IGI Global Scientific Publishing". IGI Global. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "IGI Global". Committee on Publication Ethics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "IGI Global". SHERPA/RoMEO. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Costello, Eamon; Farrelly, Tom; Murphy, Tony (January 2020). "Open and Shut: Open Access in Hybrid Educational Technology Journals 2010-2017". International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 21 (1): 112–133. doi:10.19173/irrodl.v20i5.4383.
  6. ^ "IGI Global: Double Blind Peer Review". The Hague, The Netherlands: OAPEN Foundation. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Sue Polanka (November 4, 2010). "Interview with Dr. Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, CEO and President, IGI Global". CORE Scholar (Podcast). Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Eriksson, Stefan; Helgesson, Gert (2017). "The false academy: Predatory publishing in science and bioethics". Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy. 20 (2): 163–170. doi:10.1007/s11019-016-9740-3. PMC 5487745. PMID 27718131.
  9. ^ "Customer case study: IGI Global". Typefi. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Free, David (September 2012). "IGI Global sponsors Charleston Conference stipend". College & Research Libraries News. 73 (8): 456.
  11. ^ Brizuela, Ashley (May 24, 2018). "Over 150 IGI Global Publications Have Been Indexed in Scopus". Amigos Library Services. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Waltman, Ludo (2019). "The Development and Future of Book Citations White Paper" (PDF). Springer Nature. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "IGI Global Premier Reference Source". Journal of Biological Systems. 17 (4): 865–866. December 2009.
  14. ^ "IGI Global USA publishes Dr. Muhammad Wasim's research work in its latest edition". Pakistan & Gulf Economist. June 8, 2017.
  15. ^ Newcomer, Nick (August 31, 2021). "Malicious mislabeling at the expense of embracing DEI". Research Information. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  16. ^ Pöchhacker, Franz; Liu, Minhua (2021). "Interpreting research in print: A quarter-century update". Interpreting. 23 (1). John Benjamins Publishing Company: 1–17. doi:10.1075/intp.00060.edi. S2CID 233537303.
  17. ^ Rahman, Mohammad Mahbubur (May 19, 2021). "Is IGI Global a Vampire Publisher?". ResearchGate. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  18. ^ Pennylaine713 (2021). "Any experience with IGI Global?". Reddit. Retrieved November 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Vanity Press". Beall's List. December 8, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "IGI Global e-Collections 2023 – Subscription, Perpetual, or EBA Offer for 2023". UK: Jisc. 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "IGI Global". UK: University of Kent. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Zendy signs Agreement with International Academic Publisher IGI Global". Zendy Research Library. July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  23. ^ "Nearly 90% of IGI Global's Frontlist Books Now Indexed in Scopus". Current News Service and Archive. Library Technology Guides. April 10, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  24. ^ "IGI Global celebrates as nearly 90% of frontlist books now indexed in Scopus". knowledgespeak.com. KnowledgeSpeak. April 10, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  25. ^ "Imprints". IGI Global. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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