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New World Encyclopedia
What it is
New World Encyclopedia is a free online reference with thousands of selected articles intended to support happiness, well-being, and world peace. Its subjects range from philosophy, religion, history, and biography to political and social sciences, geography, the physical and life sciences, and arts, music, literature, sports, and leisure. Teachers, students, and general readers are among its intended audiences, including people reading at late high school and early college levels. Articles are arranged alphabetically, link to related entries, and can be searched by keyword. Scholars and editors supervise articles and review facts, grammar, and values. Readers may send feedback, but cannot directly edit articles; editors and staff consider suggestions and may make changes. The site provides text and images and uses MediaWiki with a custom search engine. Text contributions are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation License terms, subject to reuse rules. Fair-use material and some media may have separate restrictions. The project says it has relied on advertising and donations since 2009.
For and against
For
- Free online access for people with internet access.
- Thousands of articles across many subject areas.
- Keyword search and links to related articles.
- Readers can submit feedback on articles.
Against
- Web platform only; no mobile apps.
- Readers cannot directly change articles.
- Some media may have separate reuse restrictions.
The verdict
New World Encyclopedia offers free, searchable reference material with editorial oversight and broad subject coverage. Readers should check the reuse terms, particularly for fair-use material and media with separate restrictions.
Who it suits
It suits teachers, students, and general readers looking for reference articles across the listed subject areas. Its stated audience includes readers at late high school and early college levels.
Plans and prices
Free online encyclopedia
Free to people with internet access · online access
Read 8 Oct 2026 · newworldencyclopedia.org
On the record
- Article review
- Readers can submit feedback, but they cannot directly change articles; editors and staff consider feedback and may make recommended changes.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The encyclopedia is intended for teachers, students, and general readers, including those at late high school and early college reading levels.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Content
- The encyclopedia contains thousands of carefully selected articles.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Content license
- Text contributions are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation License terms, subject to the stated reuse rules.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Editorial model
- It uses scholars and editors to supervise articles and review facts, grammar, and values.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Since 2009, the project has relied on advertising revenue and donations, and says donations are used to produce and improve encyclopedia articles.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The encyclopedia’s pages document links to Wikipedia for imported article histories and use Amazon ISBN links that may earn referral fees.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Most text may be reused with attribution and share-alike licensing, but material used under fair-use or similar copyright exemptions is excluded and some media may have separate restrictions.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- New World Encyclopedia organizes human knowledge to support happiness, well-being, and world peace.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Search and navigation
- Articles are ordered alphabetically, linked to related articles, and searchable by keyword using a high-powered search tool.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Subject areas
- Its main subject areas include philosophy, religion, history, biography, political science, social sciences, geography, physical sciences, life sciences, and arts, music, literature, sports, and leisure.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Readers can submit feedback on article feedback pages, and donations are accepted through PayPal with major credit cards.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The site uses MediaWiki software and a custom search engine for MediaWiki based on SphinxSearch.newworldencyclopedia.org · read 8 Oct 2026
