IGI Global, a leading medium-sized independent international academic publisher of scholarly reference sources, has continued its collaboration with the the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), a large group of diverse libraries, to provide a new opt-in for GWLA member institutions to set up an Open Access Agreements with IGI Global to support their faculty in publishing under OA in IGI Global’s full portfolio of 175+ highly cited (Web of Science SCIE, SSCI, and more) OA journals.

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.

One of IGI Global’s esteemed journals in the field of education, the International Journal of Technology-Enabled Student Support Services (IJTESSS), endeavors to create a networked approach of synergy between technology and student support services and its management for sustainable educational development and competency enhancement.

It has become clear that with the rise of many new dynamics surrounding the open sharing of content, many do not fully understand what the foundation of Open Science is and how key movements such as Open Access can benefit them.

The misconceptions that many researchers and those in the academic community have about the open access movement continue to grow as open access publishing expands.

In an age where the market is flooded with journals competing to publish the highest caliber work and the latest innovative research, indexing is a further mark of credibility, validating the existence of the journal and its objectives.

To maintain strict ethical standards, the double-blind peer review is a key step in IGI Global’s publishing process for both books and journals.

The digital world is rapidly changing and there is a substantial amount of data and information being shared online all over the world, creating a critical need for simultaneous security and privacy applications. Blockchain technology is transforming the way we do business and is helping to significantly reduce costs and boost efficiency, while also interacting with cyber security and enhancing the security of shared data, making it difficult or impossible to hack or cheat the system.

The International Journal of Practical Healthcare Innovation and Management Techniques (IJPHIMT), formerly known as the International Journal of Privacy and Health Information Management (IJPHIM), is now live at IGI Global. The journal title was adjusted to match its new expanded scope and mission: disseminating original, high-quality, peer-reviewed articles and research on healthcare-related practical innovations and healthcare management.