IGI Global Scientific Publishing

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). It is also listed as a SHERPA/RoMEO blue publisher and employs a hybrid model of Open Access for its journals. IGI Global uses a double-blind peer review process for its books and journals.

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