IGI Global

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