Active Full-Text, Non-Open Access Journal Retail Value (USD)
Academic Search Ultimate: $3,592,378.24
Academic Search Complete: $3,030,667.92
Academic Search Premier: $2,591,027.78
Academic Search Elite: $999,243.69

Academic Search Elite encompasses a selection of academic disciplines, offering access to 1,357 active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals. With a journal retail value of $999,243.69, it is the fourth largest database within the Academic Search family and contains many key journals not found in competing products.

Strengthen Exposure to Open Access Journals

Academic Search Elite includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 6,622 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.

NOTE: EBSCOhost databases and EBSCO Discovery Service generate a lot more referrals for DOAJ than any other online platform.

International Content Compared

Active Full-Text Journals by Country/Region
Australia & New Zealand
Canada
Central & Eastern Europe
China, Hong Kong & Taiwan
French-Speaking Europe
German-Speaking Europe
Greece
Italy & Italian Switzerland
Japan
Korea
Latin America & the Caribbean
Middle East & North Africa
Netherlands & Flanders
Nordic Countries
Portugal
South Asia & Southeast Asia
Spain
Sub-Saharan Africa
United Kingdom & Ireland
United States
Australia & New Zealand: 184
Canada: 185
Central & Eastern Europe: 939
China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 211
French-Speaking Europe: 108
German-Speaking Europe: 848
Greece: 29
Italy & Italian Switzerland: 341
Japan: 123
Korea: 81
Latin America & the Caribbean: 867
Middle East & North Africa: 849
Netherlands & Flanders: 247
Nordic Countries: 93
Portugal: 50
South Asia & Southeast Asia: 661
Spain: 199
Sub-Saharan Africa: 149
United Kingdom & Ireland: 2,160
United States: 1,605
Australia & New Zealand: 85
Canada: 108
Central & Eastern Europe: 467
China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 41
French-Speaking Europe: 22
German-Speaking Europe: 445
Greece: 11
Italy & Italian Switzerland: 92
Japan: 20
Korea: 13
Latin America & the Caribbean: 438
Middle East & North Africa: 390
Netherlands & Flanders: 152
Nordic Countries: 37
Portugal: 20
South Asia & Southeast Asia: 322
Spain: 74
Sub-Saharan Africa: 66
United Kingdom & Ireland: 1,737
United States: 1,245
Australia & New Zealand: 39
Canada: 71
Central & Eastern Europe: 163
China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 15
French-Speaking Europe: 9
German-Speaking Europe: 294
Greece: 2
Italy & Italian Switzerland: 21
Japan: 2
Korea: 4
Latin America & the Caribbean: 85
Middle East & North Africa: 87
Netherlands & Flanders: 106
Nordic Countries: 21
Portugal: 6
South Asia & Southeast Asia: 126
Spain: 10
Sub-Saharan Africa: 23
United Kingdom & Ireland: 1,165
United States: 715
Australia & New Zealand: 19
Canada: 39
Central & Eastern Europe: 38
China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 7
French-Speaking Europe: 5
German-Speaking Europe: 102
Greece: 0
Italy & Italian Switzerland: 9
Japan: 1
Korea: 0
Latin America & the Caribbean: 31
Middle East & North Africa: 13
Netherlands & Flanders: 37
Nordic Countries: 3
Portugal: 1
South Asia & Southeast Asia: 68
Spain: 8
Sub-Saharan Africa: 14
United Kingdom & Ireland: 531
United States: 428

Ahead of Print  

Academic Search Elite includes Ahead of Print content for relevant titles from key publishers.  

Valuable Video Content

Academic Search Elite includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research. 

The Highest Quality Subject Indexing 

EBSCO has the premier and most highly regarded scholarly vocabularies curated by subject matter experts, covering all disciplines and major publishers. 

EBSCO believes in breaking down barriers to information through Enhanced Subject Precision (ESP) mapping, bridging the gap between content and end users through inclusion of natural languages.   

EBSCO databases support all learning types through textual and visual subject browse and information literacy training through subject access points in more than 30 languages. Watch video to learn more.