Research Essentials

About These Publications

IGI Global's Research Essentials line debuted in the 2013 copyright year. Research Essentials aim to pack the same high-level research our audiences have come to expect from our more comprehensive publications, only in a smaller reference format.

Publications released as Research Essentials will offer a succinct discussion on niche topics in a wide variety of fields of study. Sized and priced appropriately, these concise, advanced, and timely resources will be perfect for supplementary course usage, targeted towards instructors and students, as well as the independent researcher looking for the most recent and innovative research in their field.

Areas of Interest

Research Essentials present the most cutting-edge research on niche topics within the diverse fields of information science and technology, engineering, medical technologies and administration, business and management. Areas of interest include specialized topic focus in the areas of:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioinformatics
  • Business and Organizational Research
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business Management
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Data Mining and Databases
  • E-Business and E-Commerce
  • Educational Technologies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Government
  • Electronic Services
  • Environmental Technologies and Engineering
  • Health Information Systems
  • High Performance Computing
  • Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human Resources Development and Management
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Resources Management
  • IT Policy and Standardization
  • IT Research and Ethics
  • IT Security and Ethics
  • Knowledge Management
  • Library Science
  • Marketing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Engineering
  • Mobile and Wireless Computing
  • Multimedia Technology
  • Networking and Telecommunications
  • Public and Sector Management
  • Social Computing
  • Software and Systems Engineering
  • Web Technologies

View a complete list of our topics of interest: www.igi-global.com/publish/research-areas/

Become an Author

Submit a proposal for a new Research Essentials publication: www.igi-global.com/publish/submit-a-proposal/

Research Essentials Publications:

Hierarchical Planning and Information Sharing Techniques in Supply Chain Management
Hierarchical Planning and Information Sharing Techniques in Supply Chain Management
Atour Taghipour (Normandy University, France)
Release Date: January 2019. Copyright © 2019. 287 pages.
Tele-Audiology and the Optimization of Hearing Healthcare Delivery
Tele-Audiology and the Optimization of Hearing Healthcare Delivery
Elaine Saunders (Blamey Saunders Hears, Australia)
Release Date: January 2019. Copyright © 2019. 274 pages.
Modeling Methods for Business Information Systems Analysis and Design
Modeling Methods for Business Information Systems Analysis and Design
Selin Erben (Beykent University, Turkey)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 267 pages.
Enhancing the Role of ICT in Doctoral Research Processes
Enhancing the Role of ICT in Doctoral Research Processes
Kwong Nui Sim (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 278 pages.
Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Technologies in Foreign and Second Language Instruction
Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Technologies in Foreign and Second Language Instruction
Mariusz Kruk (University of Zielona Góra, Poland)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 300 pages.
Strategic Collaborative Innovations in Organizational Systems
Strategic Collaborative Innovations in Organizational Systems
Mambo Mupepi (Grand Valley State University, USA), Robert Costello (Newcastle College, UK)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 272 pages.
Global Perspectives on Human Capital-Intensive Firms
Global Perspectives on Human Capital-Intensive Firms
Cécile Cézanne (Université Côte d'Azur, France), Laurence Saglietto (Université Côte d’Azur, France)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 267 pages.
Optimizing Big Data Management and Industrial Systems With Intelligent Techniques
Optimizing Big Data Management and Industrial Systems With Intelligent Techniques
Sultan Ceren Öner (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey), Oya H. Yüregir (Çukurova University, Turkey)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 238 pages.
Strategic Applications of Measurement Technologies and Instrumentation
Strategic Applications of Measurement Technologies and Instrumentation
Soubantika Palchoudhury (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 223 pages.
Advancing Consumer-Centric Fog Computing Architectures
Advancing Consumer-Centric Fog Computing Architectures
Kashif Munir (University of Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia)
Release Date: December 2018. Copyright © 2019. 217 pages.
Evaluating the Gaps and Intersections Between Marketing Education and the Marketing Profession
Evaluating the Gaps and Intersections Between Marketing Education and the Marketing Profession
Margarida M. Pinheiro (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Ana Estima (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Susana Marques (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Release Date: November 2018. Copyright © 2019. 252 pages.
Optimizing Instructional Design Methods in Higher Education
Optimizing Instructional Design Methods in Higher Education
Yianna Vovides (Georgetown University, USA), Linda Rafaela Lemus (Georgetown University, USA)
Release Date: November 2018. Copyright © 2019. 245 pages.
Private Sector Innovations and Technological Growth in the MENA Region
Private Sector Innovations and Technological Growth in the MENA Region
Maryam Ebrahimi (Azad University, Iran)
Release Date: November 2018. Copyright © 2019. 217 pages.
Marginalia in Modern Learning Contexts
Marginalia in Modern Learning Contexts
Alan J. Reid (Coastal Carolina University, USA)
Release Date: November 2018. Copyright © 2019. 250 pages.
Neoliberalism in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
Neoliberalism in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
Vipin Nadda (University of Sunderland, UK), Sahidi Bilan (University of Sunderland, UK), Muhammad Azam (University of Sunderland, UK), Dirisa Mulindwa (University of Sunderland, UK)
Release Date: October 2018. Copyright © 2019. 241 pages.
Student-Centered Virtual Learning Environments in Higher Education
Student-Centered Virtual Learning Environments in Higher Education
Marius Boboc (Cleveland State University, USA), Selma Koç (Cleveland State University, USA)
Release Date: October 2018. Copyright © 2019. 281 pages.
Modern Perspectives on Virtual Communications and Social Networking
Modern Perspectives on Virtual Communications and Social Networking
Jyotsana Thakur (Amity University, India)
Release Date: October 2018. Copyright © 2019. 273 pages.
Policies and Initiatives for the Internationalization of Higher Education
Policies and Initiatives for the Internationalization of Higher Education
Fatoş Silman (Cyprus International University, Cyprus), Fahriye Altinay Aksal (Near East University, Cyprus), Zehra Altinay Gazi (Near East University, Cyprus)
Release Date: October 2018. Copyright © 2019. 229 pages.
Conservation and Promotion of Heritage Tourism
Conservation and Promotion of Heritage Tourism
Surabhi Srivastava (University of Kota, India)
Release Date: October 2018. Copyright © 2019. 260 pages.
Corporate Insolvency Law and Bankruptcy Reforms in the Global Economy
Corporate Insolvency Law and Bankruptcy Reforms in the Global Economy
Amit Kashyap (Nirma University, India)
Release Date: September 2018. Copyright © 2019. 261 pages.
Exploring the Relationship Between Media, Libraries, and Archives
Exploring the Relationship Between Media, Libraries, and Archives
Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita (Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe & University of South Africa, South Africa), Alexander M. Rusero (Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe)
Release Date: September 2018. Copyright © 2019. 263 pages.
Smart Farming Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural Development
Smart Farming Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural Development
Ramesh C. Poonia (Amity University Jaipur, India), Xiao-Zhi Gao (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Linesh Raja (Amity University Jaipur, India), Sugam Sharma (Iowa State University, USA), Sonali Vyas (Amity University Jaipur, India)
Release Date: August 2018. Copyright © 2019. 308 pages.
Impacts of Violent Conflicts on Resource Control and Sustainability
Impacts of Violent Conflicts on Resource Control and Sustainability
Esther Akumbo Nyam (Plateau State University, Nigeria), Asiru Hameed Tunde (Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Nigeria)
Release Date: August 2018. Copyright © 2019. 218 pages.
Environmental Awareness and the Role of Social Media
Environmental Awareness and the Role of Social Media
Sumit Narula (Amity University, India), Swapnil Rai (Amity University, India), Archana Sharma (ITM University Gwalior, India)
Release Date: July 2018. Copyright © 2019. 252 pages.
Globalized Curriculum Methods for Modern Mathematics Education
Globalized Curriculum Methods for Modern Mathematics Education
Adedeji Tella (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Release Date: July 2018. Copyright © 2019. 205 pages.
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