[FULL-TEXT DATABASE](/products/research-databases?f%5B0%5D=database_full_text%3Afull%20text&f%5B1%5D=database_full_text%3Afull-text%20database)# Business Source Elite This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals. These valuable publications cover topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more. Versions compared Active full-text journals and magazines Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals with no embargo Active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus [Business Source Ultimate](/products/research-databases/business-source-ultimate) Active full-text journals and magazines: 3,791 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals: 2,780 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals with no embargo: 2,139 Active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus: 1,371 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-ultimate) [Business Source Complete](/products/research-databases/business-source-complete) Active full-text journals and magazines: 1,759 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals: 1,224 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals with no embargo: 772 Active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus: 844 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-complete) [Business Source Premier](/products/research-databases/business-source-premier) Active full-text journals and magazines: 1,017 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals: 675 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals with no embargo: 357 Active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus: 537 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-premier) [Business Source Elite](/products/research-databases/business-source-elite) Active full-text journals and magazines: 495 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals: 325 Active full-text, peer-reviewed journals with no embargo: 181 Active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus: 274 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-elite) Title List: Journals: [Excel](/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/bsh-journals.xls) | [HTML](/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/bsh-journals.htm) Subject: [Excel](/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/bsh-subject.xls) | [HTML](/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/bsh-subject.htm) Other: [Excel](/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/bsh-other.xls) | [HTML](/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/bsh-other.htm) [ Request pricing ]() [ Request trial ]() Active Full-Text, Non-Open Access Journal Retail Value (USD) [Business Source Ultimate](/products/research-databases/business-source-ultimate) [Business Source Complete](/products/research-databases/business-source-complete) [Business Source Premier](/products/research-databases/business-source-premier) [Business Source Elite](/products/research-databases/business-source-elite) Business Source Ultimate: $1,182,221.68 Business Source Complete: $803,779.28 Business Source Premier: $598,614.87 Business Source Elite: $288,827.93 Business Source Elite encompasses a selection of business disciplines, offering access to 495 active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals. It provides researchers with essential business journals such as *Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Marketing Science, MIS Quarterly, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune,* and many others. With a journal retail value of $288,827.93, it is the fourth-largest database within the Business Source family. ## Active Full Text for FT50 Journals The *Financial Times* publishes a yearly ranking of business schools that offer MBA, EMBA, and online MBA programs. These rankings include a research score, which is based on the number of faculty publications published in 50 academic and practitioner journals, known as the [FT50 journal list](https://www.ft.com/content/3405a512-5cbb-11e1-8f1f-00144feabdc0). Here is how Business Source Elite compares to ABI/INFORM Collection across the FT50 journal list: Active Full Textin Neither ABI nor BSEin Both ABI and BSEUnique to ABI (Not in BSE)Unique to BSE (Not in ABI)[24](https://assets.ebsco.com/m/5c390427137366e0/original/FT50-NO-AFT-in-Business-Source-Elite-OR-ABIINFORM-Collection.xlsx)[4](https://assets.ebsco.com/m/46460757f7d25ed0/original/FT50-Overlap-AFT-Business-Source-Elite-vs-ABIINFORM-Collection.xlsx)[2](https://assets.ebsco.com/m/aa4ebdd87b9318f/original/FT50-Unique-AFT-ABIINFORM-Collection-vs-Business-Source-Elite.xlsx)[20](https://assets.ebsco.com/m/148084e129d79b66/original/FT50-Unique-AFT-Business-Source-Elite-vs-ABIINFORM-Collection.xlsx) ## Strengthen Exposure to Open Access Journals Business Source Elite includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 2,159 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking. EBSCOhost databases and EBSCO Discovery Service generate a lot more referrals for DOAJ than any other online platform. ## International Content Compared Active Full-Text Journals by Country/Region Australia & New Zealand Canada Central & Eastern Europe China, Hong Kong & Taiwan French-Speaking Europe German-Speaking Europe Greece Italy & Italian Switzerland Japan Korea Latin America & the Caribbean Middle East & North Africa Netherlands & Flanders Nordic Countries South Asia & Southeast Asia Spain Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom & Ireland United States [Business Source Ultimate](/products/research-databases/business-source-ultimate) Australia & New Zealand: 77 Canada: 83 Central & Eastern Europe: 312 China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 68 French-Speaking Europe: 91 German-Speaking Europe: 391 Greece: 10 Italy & Italian Switzerland: 41 Japan: 68 Korea: 10 Latin America & the Caribbean: 174 Middle East & North Africa: 221 Netherlands & Flanders: 24 Nordic Countries: 27 South Asia & Southeast Asia: 351 Spain: 50 Sub-Saharan Africa: 77 United Kingdom & Ireland: 623 United States: 1,076 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-ultimate) [Business Source Complete](/products/research-databases/business-source-complete) Australia & New Zealand: 32 Canada: 25 Central & Eastern Europe: 140 China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 22 French-Speaking Europe: 26 German-Speaking Europe: 134 Greece: 4 Italy & Italian Switzerland: 17 Japan: 14 Korea: 4 Latin America & the Caribbean: 76 Middle East & North Africa: 61 Netherlands & Flanders: 7 Nordic Countries: 15 South Asia & Southeast Asia: 87 Spain: 22 Sub-Saharan Africa: 10 United Kingdom & Ireland: 429 United States: 624 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-complete) [Business Source Premier](/products/research-databases/business-source-premier) Australia & New Zealand: 12 Canada: 12 Central & Eastern Europe: 59 China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 5 French-Speaking Europe: 5 German-Speaking Europe: 47 Greece: 0 Italy & Italian Switzerland: 14 Japan: 4 Korea: 1 Latin America & the Caribbean: 24 Middle East & North Africa: 24 Netherlands & Flanders: 4 Nordic Countries: 3 South Asia & Southeast Asia: 58 Spain: 11 Sub-Saharan Africa: 5 United Kingdom & Ireland: 301 United States: 415 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-premier) [Business Source Elite](/products/research-databases/business-source-elite) Australia & New Zealand: 6 Canada: 4 Central & Eastern Europe: 27 China, Hong Kong & Taiwan: 1 French-Speaking Europe: 3 German-Speaking Europe: 17 Greece: 0 Italy & Italian Switzerland: 1 Japan: 0 Korea: 1 Latin America & the Caribbean: 3 Middle East & North Africa: 7 Netherlands & Flanders: 1 Nordic Countries: 1 South Asia & Southeast Asia: 45 Spain: 4 Sub-Saharan Africa: 2 United Kingdom & Ireland: 135 United States: 233 [Visit page](/products/research-databases/business-source-elite) ## Ahead of Print Business Source Elite includes Ahead of Print content for relevant titles from key publishers. ## The Highest Quality Subject Indexing EBSCO has the premier and most highly regarded scholarly vocabularies curated by subject matter experts, covering all disciplines and major publishers. EBSCO believes in breaking down barriers to information through Enhanced Subject Precision (ESP) mapping, bridging the gap between content and end users through inclusion of natural languages. EBSCO databases support all learning types through textual and visual subject browse and information literacy training through subject access points in more than 30 languages. [Watch video to learn more](https://vimeo.com/568451457). 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