IGI Global (full name: IGI Global, abbreviated as IGI) was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a leading international academic publisher. IGI specializes in publishing high-quality, innovative publications (including books, journals, teaching cases and proceedings, and video courseware) in various aspects of information technology (IT) application and management, and is an internationally recognized publishing company. IGI Global's publications include electronic resources such as reference works, journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases, and conference proceedings.
The IGI Global eBook Database contains over 9,500 academic e-books published by IGI Global from 2000 to the present, with approximately 950–1,000 e-books published annually. The IGI Global Scientific Publishing eBook Collection covers subject areas including Business & Management, Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM), as well as Education and Social Sciences. IGI Global's published e-books and journals are globally renowned for their "highly cited" status and are indexed by many world-renowned indexes. IGI Global's books are indexed by Clarivate Analytics' Book Citation Index, Scopus, ERIC, PsycINFO, and other prestigious indexes, and provide CrossRef cross-linking for seamless connection to full texts.