Hershey, PA -- July 28, 2023. International academic publisher IGI Global (www.igi-global.com) has signed a licensing agreement with Zendy, the AI-powered research library. With this agreement, IGI Global's extensive collection of open access content, including their fully transformed open access journal portfolio (175+ e-Journals) as well as book content across subject areas including Business & Management; Scientific, Technical, & Medical (STM); and Education, will become available to Zendy's fast-growing user base.

By working with publishers, Zendy continues to strengthen their dedication to promoting accessibility and fostering collaboration among the global research community with innovative research provided by fully transformed publishers like IGI Global.

Melissa Wagner, Vice President of Editorial for IGI Global, mentions, "Integrating with Zendy supports our mission of equality and accessibility of innovative research for all, which has been at the forefront of our company's values for over 35 years. This partnership will enable our open access authors to benefit from even wider discoverability, usage, and citations of their work from readers worldwide."

"We are delighted to partner with IGI Global to enhance the accessibility of open access books and journals through Zendy. This collaboration exemplifies our commitment to breaking down barriers to access knowledge and empowering researchers worldwide. We can create a more inclusive and equitable scholarly ecosystem through collaboration," said Zendy Co-founder Kamran Kardan (www.linkedin.com/in/kamrankardan).

As a pioneer of the open access movement, being one of only a few publishers that have completed the transition, IGI Global aims to be a step ahead in the open access realm to continue providing cutting-edge research freely on a global scale.

About IGI Global

Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA with a subsidiary office (IGI Science and Technology, Ltd.) operating out of Beijing, China, IGI Global is a leading medium-sized independent international academic publisher of scholarly reference sources. They are committed to facilitating the discovery of pioneering scientific research that enhances and expands the body of knowledge available to the research community through traditional and open access publishing workflows. Working in close collaboration with more than 200,000+ expert researchers and professionals from leading institutions, IGI Global publishes quality peer-reviewed content in three major academic subject areas: Business & Management; Scientific, Technical, & Medical (STM); and Education. Learn more about IGI Global (www.igi-global.com/about/).

About Zendy

Zendy is a product of Knowledge E. Since its inception in 2019, Zendy has connected over 200,000 users to academic journals, proceedings, articles, e-books, and more. Zendy is on a mission to make academic literature more affordable and accessible for students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. Zendy was awarded Best Startup – Education at the Middle East Technology Excellence Awards 2022. To learn more, visit www.zendy.io.