Materials are identified for inclusion in ERIC through an internal review process. Publishers and education
organizations may also self-refer via email (see
Request Publication Indexing). All
materials selected for inclusion in ERIC must be relevant to education and consistent with the
ERIC Selection Policy . In addition,
specific procedures are in place for three categories of materials.
For journals, ERIC:
- Reviews a title, considering information such as peer-review status, indexing, percentage of articles
directly related to the field of education, and related content area.
- Determines if a journal may be indexed comprehensively (all articles within all issues) or selectively
(each article reviewed for inclusion, with relevant articles selected).
- Signs an Agreement
to Index Journals with the publisher.
- Receives or accesses an electronic file and indexes issues as they become available. Full Text display in
ERIC is an option; however, an Addendum must be requested.
For books, ERIC:
- Reviews publishers of education-related books.
- Signs an Agreement to Index Books with the publisher.
- Receives or accesses an electronic file and reviews book titles that the publisher submits.
- Indexes titles that meet the selection criteria.
- Reviews additional titles on an ongoing basis.
For grey literature, ERIC:
- Reviews information about the sponsoring organization, considering type and description of typical publications,
as well as content area and background, such as a prior relationship with ERIC.
- Signs an Agreement for Education Materials
with the organization to index its materials and, as an option, to display full text in ERIC.
- Reviews and includes individual items as they meet the selection criteria.