Their comments are passed on anonymously to the authors. This process means that all IEA papers are subjected to the same rigorous independent refereeing process that is used by leading academic journals. IEA publications are sold throughout the world, reprinted and translated into over twenty five languages. At home many IEA titles have become mandatory in university and classroom reading lists. Since 1974 the IEA has played an active role in developing similar institutions across the globe.
Today there exists a world-wide network of over one hundred institutions in nearly eighty countries.
All are independent but share in the IEA's mission.