IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Criticism concerning plagiarism handling
An editorial in the journal Interpreting criticized aspects of IGI Global's handling of plagiarism. The company has also been described by external commentators as engaging in predatory or vanity-press publishing, allegations that contrast with its stated peer-review procedures and COPE membership.
2007
Criticism of alleged low-selectivity book publishing
Blog commentary by Debora Weber-Wulff and Ian Bogost questioned whether some IGI Global books represented a form of “write-only” publishing. The criticism was later discussed in academic literature.