Open Access Policies and Ethical Guidelines | IGI Global Scientific Publishing

Policies & Ethical Guidelines

For more information on Open Access best practices for IGI Global Scientific Publishing publications, please view our policies:

Ethics & Malpractice

Fair Use Policy

Journal Editorial Policy

Book Editorial Policy

OA Policy & Licensing
Under Open Access (OA), authors receive the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement. The copyright for the work remains solely with the author(s) of the article. Others may distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, without asking prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as they credit the author for the original creation. All authors are required to sign an author's warranty stating that the materials are original and unpublished elsewhere. The journal will not publish any material that has been previously published elsewhere.

Our Open Access Advisory Board

Aaron Brower, University of Wisconsin, United States
Acheampong Owusu, University of Ghana Business School, Ghana
Arnab Kundu, Bankura University, India
Boqiang Lin, Xiamen University, China
Daniel Alemneh, University of North Texas, United States
Dayananda Pruthviraja, JSS Academy of Technical Education, India
Debarun Chakraborty, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Nagpur, India
Efosa Idemudia, Arkansas Tech University, United States
Fahri Özsungur, Mersin University, Turkey
Giovanni Vincenti, University of Baltimore, United States
Karen Howells, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Leven Zheng, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
Lincoln Wood, University of Otago, New Zealand
Maiendra Moodley, Maiendra Moodley and Associates, South Africa
Pooya Taheri Gharagozloo, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Pratap Mandal, Indian Institute of Management Shillong, India
Saibal Saha, Christ University, India
Sovik Mukherjee, St. Xavier's University, India
Xiaochun Cheng, Middlesex University, United Kingdom
Zhonggen Yu, Beijing Language and Culture University, China

Archiving & Indexing

It is the ultimate goal of all of our publications to be heavily indexed and recognized by prominent indexing and abstracting organizations. Our scholarly journals are striving to be included in a number of prestigious indexes, such as Web of Science^™, Scopus^®, and Ei Compendex, among others. Our reference books are striving to be included in prestigious indexes, such as Web of Science^™, Scopus^®, ERIC, and PsycINFO^®, among others. The selection criteria is very strict and to ensure that journals and books are accepted into the major indexes, IGI Global Scientific Publishing closely monitors publications against the criteria that the indexes provide to publishers .

Learn More About Abstracting and Indexing

*All of our content is archived via the CLOCKSS and LOCKSS initiative.

Open Access Processing Charges

IGI Global Scientific Publishing OA publications (articles, full books, or book chapters) operate with open access processing charges paid by the author or another funding source or sources (unless waived). Book Processing Charges (BPCs) would not be requested until AFTER the book proposal has been accepted and formally contracted (with the book still undergoing a full double-anonymized peer review process during development). Article Processing Charges (APCs) and Chapter Processing Charges (CPCs) are not requested until AFTER the article or chapter manuscript has gone through a double-anonymized peer review process and is accepted into its respective publication. Authors of rejected manuscripts will not be expected to pay an APC or CPC.

APCs

US $1,300
to $4,000

BPCs*

US $10,000
to $20,000

CPCs

US $2,250+

*BPCs are determined based on the size and complexity of the book project. Contact openaccessadmin@igi-global.com to receive a price quote.

IGI Global Scientific Publishing Proudly Offers SOCOpay and PubLink, in Partnership with China Education Publications Import & Export Corporation Ltd. (CEPIEC) and China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC)!

Our Chinese authors can use SOCOpay and PubLink as alternative methods of payment for their APC. Both convenient and easy-to-use payment systems, SOCOpay and PubLink allow authors in China to make secure online payments in RMB, avoiding the need to pay in foreign currency.

Quickly and securely pay online upon acceptance of your article.
Pay your APC in RMB and avoid exchange rates and fees.
Receive a VAT invoice for the full amount you paid.

SOCOpay

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PubLink

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Open Access Processing Charges exist to offset the fees of publication that were originally covered by subscription or reading costs of our publications. Since these publications are no longer bought or subscribed to by outside individuals or institutions, OA processing charges are crucial to sustain the publications and the publisher’s workflow. Our OA processing charges are under regular review and are subject to change. OA processing charges are set based on factors such as citation impact (journals), the publication's technical and editorial processes, competitive considerations, market conditions, as well as factoring in any other revenue streams that are currently associated with the publication. Below are some of the many things that the OA processing charges cover for both books and journals at IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

What Do OA Processing Charges Cover?

The fees authors pay for OA publishing support the extensive work that goes into the rigorous processes and protocols that ensure that the published research is both reliable and fully accessible.

High Visibility & Discoverability OA content is freely available online upon publication with no embargo periods.

OA Licensing OA content is published under Creative Commons licensing (specifically, CC BY 4.0) giving freedom to the authors and researchers worldwide to post and disseminate the content widely.

OA Compliance IGI Global Scientific Publishing supports authors in meeting funder's OA policy requirements and OA mandates.

Online Hosting & Content Distribution Content is distributed and hosted on websites, database platforms, and numerous discovery outlets worldwide.

Archiving All of our content is archived via the CLOCKSS and LOCKSS initiative.

Content Indexing & Abstracting Content is submitted for consideration to prominent abstracts, directories, and indices.

Digital Tools, Systems, & Third-Party Software Numerous technology innovations are used to support the manuscript management, peer review, and production processes.

Editorial Support & Services Rigorous editorial processes are executed such as manuscript tracking, communications, editing, quality assurance checks, etc.

Formatting, Layout, & Typesetting In-house production of the work including the distribution of proofs to authors.

Promotional Support & Activities Includes metadata distribution, press releases, web content, ads, fliers, brochures, postcards, etc.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that simultaneous manuscript submissions will not be considered. The simultaneous submission of article or chapter manuscripts includes, but is not limited to:

Submitting the same or slightly altered version of an article or chapter to many different IGI Global Scientific Publishing publications at the same time.
Submitting the same or slightly altered version of an article or chapter to many different publication outlets across publishers.
Submitting the same or slightly altered version of an article or chapter that has already been published elsewhere to an IGI Global Scientific Publishing publication outlet.

Last Updated October 7, 2025