ERIC

Spec sheet

Purpose

ERIC is an online bibliographic and full-text digital library of education research, including journal articles and non-journal materials.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Audience

ERIC’s mission serves educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

API

ERIC provides an API, and its product guide includes materials about using the API to export search results.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Support

ERIC’s site lists FAQ and Contact Us links, and its product guide offers free videos, infographics, and recorded webinars about ERIC.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Headquarters

Washington, DC, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Founded

1966Read 28 Sep 2026 · eric.ed.gov

API pagination

The API example says results default to 20 records per request and the rows parameter can be set from 20 to 200.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Coverage

ERIC provides bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature from 1966 to the present.Read 3 Oct 2026 · ies.ed.gov

Full text

ERIC search results identify records with full text available on ERIC and provide a download option for some records.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

History

ERIC was founded in 1964 to collect and share education research.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

IES grantee embargo

For IES grantee submissions, full text will display in ERIC 12 months after the publication date.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Limits

ERIC’s selection policy states that the collection includes journal articles and non-journal materials selected under its criteria.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Peer review

ERIC accepts peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed material, and marks records as peer reviewed when the source has demonstrated an acceptable peer-review process.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Search

The site provides a searchable collection with advanced search and filters including peer-reviewed and full-text availability.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Search filters

The collection search offers filters for peer-reviewed material and full text available on ERIC.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Selection policy

ERIC’s selection policy describes criteria for selecting sources and individual education research materials for the digital library.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Sponsor

ERIC is administered by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance at the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Submission eligibility

ERIC accepts education research that meets its Selection Policy criteria and does not index textbooks, lesson plans, blogs, or HTML-only text.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Submission file limit

The online submission page requires a PDF upload with a maximum size of 100 MB.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Submission rights

Submitters must be authors, copyright holders, or authorized representatives and grant ERIC a royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable license to index and display submitted materials.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Thesaurus

The ERIC Thesaurus contains 4,578 descriptors, 7,219 synonyms, and 132 dead terms, and was last updated in 2025.Read 3 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Thesaurus size

The Thesaurus page states that it contains 4,578 descriptors, 7,219 synonyms, and 132 dead terms, and was last updated in 2025.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

What it is

ERIC is a free, searchable online library of education research sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences.Read 2 Oct 2026 · eric.ed.gov

Where Specifiction places it

• Academic Research Databases#21 of 357.4