Inspec

Spec sheet

Purpose

Inspec is an online academic database with expert indexing for subject-specific and interdisciplinary research in engineering, physics and computer science.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Audience

Inspec Direct is designed for research discovery in the corporate, government, and academic sectors.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Support

The IET provides Inspec guides, platform user guides, and an Inspec Analytics user guide.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Headquarters

London, United KingdomRead 28 Sep 2026 · theiet.org

Founded

1967Read 28 Sep 2026 · theiet.org

Maker

The IET says it was created in 2006 and describes itself as a global engineering and technology community.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Analytics features

Inspec Analytics uses semantic technology and a knowledge graph to compare research trends across thousands of organisations and scientific concepts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Analytics topics

Inspec Analytics can monitor global trends across more than 14,000 research topics.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

API and data

The IET offers Inspec structured data through an API or direct data feed for use in customers’ own systems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Coverage

Inspec contains over 28 million records of research literature from hundreds of global publishers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Included analytics

Inspec subscriptions include access to the research database and Inspec Analytics.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Indexed material

Inspec indexes journals, conference proceedings, preprints, dissertations, books, presentations and posters, videos, standards, and technical reports.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Inspec Direct

Inspec Direct supports searching and reviewing peer-reviewed research and offers search and analysis tools with human-curated indexing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Publisher selection

The Inspec Publisher Relations team evaluates journals in physics, engineering, computing, and technology for possible inclusion.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Vendor platforms

Inspec is available through Derwent Innovation, Dialog Solutions, EBSCOhost, Engineering Village, OvidSP, ProQuest, and Web of Science.Read 7 Oct 2026 · theiet.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Academic Research Databases#25 of 357.2