Education Source

Strengthen Exposure to Open Access Journals

Education Source includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 569 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.

Unique Full-Text Journals

Education Source includes 519 active, full-text, non-open access journals not available in any version of Academic Search.

Full-Text Conference Papers

In addition to full-text journals, Education Source includes more than 4,100 full-text education-related conference papers.

Video Collection

Education Source includes a collection of more than 390 videos from SimpleK12 to provide practical online teacher training that addresses the evolving landscape of education.

Topics covered include remote learning primers, virtual classroom tutorials, best practices in online pedagogy, e-learning software reviews, how to foster peer relationships in online environments, activities and examinations for remote students and more.

Searchable Cited References

Education Source includes 1,178 journals with searchable cited references.

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.

Education Source includes 2,271 active indexed and abstracted journals. 1,897 of them are peer-reviewed. 

Subjects Include

• Adult, career, and vocational education
• Assessment and evaluation
• Continuing education
• Disabilities and gifted education
• Educational management
• Elementary and early childhood education
• Higher education
• History of education
• Information and technology
• Language and linguistics
• Literacy standards
• Math education
• Multicultural/ethnic education
• Music education
• Reading and communication
• School administration
• Science education
• Special education
• Teacher evaluation
• Teachers and teacher education
• Teaching methods
• Urban education