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Academic Search Ultimate
EBSCO Information Services lists its headquarters at 10 Estes Street, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938, United States.
What it is
Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary full-text research database covering topics across nearly all academic disciplines. Its collection lists 10,199 active full-text journals and magazines, including 9,581 peer-reviewed journals; 5,873 active full-text journals are indexed in Web of Science or Scopus. It also includes 7,153 active global open access journals curated and indexed by EBSCO, along with periodicals, reports, books, and conference proceedings. The Academic Search Video Collection contains more than 6,700 videos from The Washington Post and other providers. Relevant titles from key publishers may include ahead-of-print content. EBSCOhost provides basic and advanced search, citation assistance, saved searches and results, and mobile-friendly access. Its subject access points are available in more than 30 languages, with textual and visual browsing. EBSCOhost users can use the EBSCO Mobile app to search, save, and share research on iOS and Android. Institutional access is available. The service has no free plan; pricing is available on request, and a trial can be requested without a stated duration.
For and against
For
- Full text spans journals, magazines, books, and other sources.
- Includes peer-reviewed and open access journals.
- Offers basic and advanced search through EBSCOhost.
- Mobile app supports searching, saving, and sharing research.
Against
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is available on request.
The verdict
Academic Search Ultimate brings a broad mix of scholarly content together with search, citation, and mobile access tools. Its fit depends on whether its collection and institutional access arrangements meet your research needs.
Who it suits
It suits students and other scholarly researchers looking across disciplines and source types. Institutions can arrange access through EBSCOhost; individuals can request pricing information.
Plans and prices
Academic Search Ultimate
Institutional access via EBSCOhost · pricing by request
Read 9 Oct 2026 · about.ebsco.com
On the record
- Access platform
- EBSCOhost provides basic and advanced search, citation assistance, saved searches and results, and mobile-friendly access.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Ahead of print
- It includes ahead-of-print content for relevant titles from key publishers.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- EBSCO describes Academic Search Ultimate as developed to meet scholarly research demands and as offering content for students.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Citation indexes
- The page lists 5,873 active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Indexing
- EBSCO says its subject vocabularies are curated by subject matter experts and that its databases provide subject access points in more than 30 languages.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Journal collection
- The page lists 10,199 active full-text journals and magazines, including 9,581 active full-text peer-reviewed journals.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Journal coverage
- The page lists 10,199 active full-text journals and magazines, including 9,581 active full-text peer-reviewed journals.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- EBSCO says the EBSCO Mobile app is available to EBSCOhost users and supports iOS and Android devices.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The EBSCO Mobile app is available to EBSCOhost users and supports searching, saving and sharing research on iOS and Android devices.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Open access
- The database includes 7,153 active global open access journals curated and indexed by EBSCO.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The product page offers a request-pricing option and does not show a subscription price.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary full-text research database with peer-reviewed journals, including journals indexed in leading citation indexes.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product type
- Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary full-text research database for scholarly research.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- EBSCO says its compliance efforts include FERPA, COPPA and GDPR, and that it holds ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and ISO 27701 certifications.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Subject access
- EBSCO says its databases provide textual and visual subject browsing and information-literacy training through subject access points in more than 30 languages.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Subject range
- The database covers topics across nearly all academic disciplines.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The EBSCOhost page directs existing customers to tutorials, user guides, and support.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The product page offers a request-trial option without stating a trial duration.about.ebsco.com · read 9 Oct 2026
