A Message to Librarians from the President of IGI Global, Lindsay Wertman

In an era defined by technological strides, IGI Global introduces its latest offering – a nuanced AI and Machine Learning Brochure...

For over 35 years, IGI Global has strived to provide exemplary support to the academic community with a mission that continues to seek to embrace underrepresented researchers and ensure that they too are provided with an outlet in which to share their perspectives and research findings.

As of 2023, IGI Global has transitioned its full journal collection to open access. While open access allows for free and immediate access to published research without paywalls or restrictions, the process of publishing open access work incurs certain costs. Publishers invest significant time and resources to ensure the quality and integrity of open access research. This article explains the concept of OA processing charges, their necessity, and provides information on funding options.

In scholarly publishing, open access (OA) has become widely associated with journal publishing, but what many do not realize is that OA models are also available for full book publishing, even if the book was originally published behind a paywall.

To support our valuable stakeholders in furthering their understanding of IGI Global’s Open Access Publishing Program, we are pleased to share IGI Global’s Open Access Brochure.

According to Web of Science, the Eigenfactor was introduced back in 2006 as an alternative way of deciphering a journal’s impact, as well as building upon the idea of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF).

One of IGI Global’s premier open access journals, the International Journal of Information Retrieval Research (IJIRR), aims to provide a platform for academics and researchers to demonstrate their expertise and knowledge in areas of information science, information retrieval, and computer science.

As copyright law and open sharing of information have been major topics of discussion among the academic community, many authors do not know how or if they can share their work freely and how copyright law may restrict the resharing of research.