All accepted articles that meet IGI Global’s and Scopus’ inclusion criteria will be published as Scopus-indexed book chapters by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, USA.
Scopus indexes IGI Global content at the chapter level for the books it accepts. In practice, when an IGI Global book is indexed, Scopus creates individual entries for each chapter in that book. Each chapter is treated as a separate “document,” complete with its own authors, title, and Scopus ID, but all are grouped under the umbrella of the book’s title and ISBN.
This means that researchers can find specific IGI Global book chapters through a Scopus search, and each chapter will appear as part of an indexed IGI Global book. Scopus usually does not list a single, combined entry for the entire multi-authored book; instead, it indexes the scholarly content (chapters) within.
It is important to note that NOT every IGI Global book is automatically indexed. Scopus applies its own selection criteria, considering factors such as peer-review rigor, scholarly impact, practical relevance, and the citation potential of the content.
IGI Global’s policy is to submit all books and chapters for consideration to major indexing services (including Scopus, APA PsycINFO, INSPEC, and Web of Science), but the final decision rests with the index providers. In other words, Scopus indexes only selected titles that meet its standards.
IGI and some other publishers cannot guarantee indexing. Scopus makes the final decision after evaluating the book’s academic merit.
In recent years, the majority of IGI Global’s new releases have met Scopus’ criteria, i.e., resulting in an estimated 90% inclusion rate for 2023 and 2024 titles. However, some books, particularly older or more specialized (niche) ones, may not be indexed if they do not fulfill Scopus’ requirements.
