IGI Global Scientific Publishing has introduced an Annual Chapter Contribution Limit Policy for its research book publications, restricting authors to a maximum of 10 chapter contributions per year. The policy is intended to address concerns surrounding research integrity, including AI-generated content, plagiarism, paper mills, citation rings, and other unethical publishing practices.
The new policy will apply across the publisher's research book portfolio, including more than 1,500 new research books planned for the 2027 copyright year. It will complement the publisher's existing double-anonymous peer review process.
The annual contribution limit applies to chapters submitted to edited research books, encyclopedias, and casebooks. It covers chapters submitted individually or as part of multi-author projects and applies to all forms of authorship.
However, authored books are exempt from the policy because they are considered cohesive scholarly works rather than collections of individual research contributions.
The policy forms part of IGI Global Scientific Publishing's efforts to address ethical concerns in scholarly publishing and promote responsible authorship across its peer-reviewed research books and open-access journals. The publisher's publications cover Business and Management, Science, Technology and Medicine (STM), and Education and Social Sciences.
Further details about the Annual Chapter Contribution Limit Policy are available on the publisher's official policy page.
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