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IntechOpen is an open access publisher of edited book volumes and, more recently, journals. This page sets out what IntechOpen’s own pages and its OASPA membership record state, with the date each was read (2026-11-07), so you can judge a specific invitation or book chapter against the criteria in predatory journal checklists yourself. It does not give a verdict.
What IntechOpen is
IntechOpen describes itself as an open access publisher. Its OASPA member record lists it as a Professional Publisher (Medium) publishing gold open access book chapters and monographs. IntechOpen Limited is described there as a privately owned company registered in England and Wales, co-founded by Alex Lazinica and Vedran Kordic.
Who runs it and where it is located
The two sources give different office details, so each is attributed separately.
| Item | IntechOpen’s About page | OASPA member record |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | IntechOpen Limited | IntechOpen Limited, registered in England and Wales |
| London address | 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF, United Kingdom | Main office 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF |
| Other offices | Not stated on the part of the page read | Rijeka, Croatia and Berlin, Germany |
| Memberships named | OASPA, COPE, ALPSP and others | OASPA member |
Treat the table as a record of what each organisation publishes, not as a reconciliation.
Is IntechOpen a reputable publisher?
That judgement is yours to make from the evidence. What the sources state: IntechOpen lists membership of OASPA, COPE and ALPSP on its About page, and OASPA’s public member list carries an IntechOpen record. IntechOpen’s indexing page lists the databases it says carry its content (below). Membership of a body is a claim to check against that body’s own list, and it is not by itself proof of quality of any individual book. For the general checklist approach see DOAJ vs Beall’s List vs Think. Check. Submit.
Is IntechOpen a publisher?
Yes. It is a publisher of open access books and journals, registered as IntechOpen Limited, and is listed as a publisher member in OASPA’s directory.
Peer review
- Books (per OASPA record): Academic Editors handle edited volumes; external referees review monographs.
- Journals (per IntechOpen’s editorial and peer review page): single anonymised peer review regardless of paper type, a first decision in approximately 30 days, at least two independent external reviews, and authors cannot recommend reviewers. That page covers journals only.
What is the impact factor of IntechOpen?
IntechOpen’s indexing page makes no impact factor statement, and a publisher that mainly issues edited books does not have a single publisher-level impact factor. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level metric produced in Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports for journals it covers. If you are assessing one IntechOpen journal, search that journal title in Journal Citation Reports, in Scopus, or in SCImago Journal Rank; an absent entry means the title is not covered there, and nothing more.
Indexing: what IntechOpen’s own page lists
Read 2026-11-07 at intechopen.com/page/indexing-and-abstracting.
| Content | Listed on IntechOpen’s indexing page | Not listed on that page |
|---|---|---|
| Journals | Crossref, Dimensions, Google Scholar, The Lens, Semantic Scholar; archived in CLOCKSS | Scopus, DOAJ |
| Books | “A selection of IntechOpen books” in the Web of Science Book Citation Index (BKCI); also DOAB, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, OAPEN, ProQuest, OpenAIRE, EBSCOhost, WorldCat, CORE, CNKI, ACM Digital Library, BASE, zbMATH, RePEc IDEAS, Chemical Abstracts Service and others | Scopus, DOAJ |
“Not listed on that page” is not the same as “not indexed”: confirm any specific title directly in Scopus or the DOAJ search. Only a selection of books is stated to be in BKCI, so check the specific title.
Fees
OASPA’s record states: “The OAPF for accepted book chapters is 1400 GBP”, and that there is no copyright transfer to the publisher, with authors holding exclusive copyright. That was the figure on the OASPA record on 2026-11-07; fees change, so confirm the current amount with IntechOpen before submitting. Background on how open access fees work is in the article processing charges guide and the gold open access entry.
Strengths and limits
| Point | What the sources say |
|---|---|
| Open access | Gold OA book chapters and monographs; authors keep copyright (OASPA record) |
| Transparency of affiliation | Names OASPA, COPE, ALPSP on its About page; OASPA record exists |
| Self-reported reach | Over 100 million downloads and 103,000+ authors and editors from 3,291 institutions in 160 countries, as stated by IntechOpen on 2026-11-07 (not independently audited) |
| Indexing | Books: a selection in BKCI; journals: Crossref, Dimensions, Google Scholar and others; Scopus and DOAJ not on its list |
| Fee | A per-chapter charge is stated for books on the OASPA record |
| Office details | Two different London addresses appear across the two sources |
Alternatives
These are not endorsements of any publisher. They are the directories and checklists a researcher can use to find or vet open access book and journal venues, including as an alternative route to judging a single invitation. Each is run by an independent body; open the listed site to see its own inclusion criteria.
| Route | What it is | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) | A directory of peer-reviewed open access books, searchable by publisher; use it to see which publishers’ books it lists and to find other open access book publishers | doabooks.org |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | An index of open access journals that have applied to and been accepted by DOAJ; search a journal title to see whether it is listed | doaj.org |
| OASPA current members list | The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association’s list of member publishers, each with a member record; use it to find other publishers that belong to OASPA | oaspa.org/membership/current-members |
| OAPEN library | A repository and platform hosting open access academic books, from which you can browse other publishers’ open access titles | oapen.org |
| Think. Check. Submit. | A checklist campaign for choosing where to publish, usable for any publisher or journal | thinkchecksubmit.org |
Related checks on CASRAI
| If you need to | Go to |
|---|---|
| Understand the criteria used for questionable publishers | Predatory journal |
| Compare DOAJ, Beall’s List and Think. Check. Submit. | Comparison |
| Check a journal metric | SCImago Journal Rank |
FAQ
Where is IntechOpen located?
IntechOpen’s About page gives IntechOpen Limited, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF, United Kingdom. OASPA’s record lists a main office at 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF, with other offices in Rijeka, Croatia and Berlin, Germany.
Is IntechOpen indexed in Scopus?
Scopus is not named on IntechOpen’s indexing page (read 2026-11-07). Check the specific title in Scopus.
How much does it cost to publish a chapter?
OASPA’s member record states 1400 GBP for accepted book chapters; confirm the current amount with IntechOpen.
Sources
- IntechOpen, About IntechOpen, intechopen.com/about-intechopen, read 2026-11-07.
- OASPA, current member record for IntechOpen (In Tech d.o.o.), oaspa.org/membership/current-members/in-tech-doo, read 2026-11-07.
- IntechOpen, Editorial and peer review process (journals), intechopen.com/journals/1/manuscript-review-and-publication/editorial-and-peer-review-process, read 2026-11-07.
- IntechOpen, Indexing and abstracting, intechopen.com/page/indexing-and-abstracting, read 2026-11-07.
