Track your policy impact
Overton is the world’s largest searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers.
It collects data from hundreds of sources worldwide with more being added all the time.
We parse each document, finding references and key concepts, and then link them to the relevant news stories, academic research and other policy.
Our products allow you to search these documents and see where your ideas or academic papers are being cited or mentioned.
We can help you to discover where your work may be influencing or changing practice in the real world.
Products
Overton
Overton is a web based application that allows you to search and browse our database of policy - and the research it is linked to.
Use powerful filters to see policy from specific countries or from government sources only, or filter by any publisher, journal or institution to see only those policy documents that cite their work.
Export the data to Excel, use a flexible API to integrate with other systems or use our ready made summary reports to get a high level overview of the data.
Journal Alerts
Journal Alert subscriptions give access to Overton but are limited to showing data for a single journal. They are a low cost option designed for scholarly societies and journal editors. You'll be able to see all of the policy documents that cite the journal's papers, set up email alerts and export to Excel, but some of the more advanced reporting functionality like the summary reports aren't included.
Pricing
Journal Alerts
Get up and running quickly
Per year
See data for a single journal
Browse historical data
Email alerts for you and your team
Export to Excel
Overton
Full access to the database
See data for all journals, policy sources and institutions
Browse historical data
Summary reports
Search arbitrary sets of DOIs
Email alerts, API access and Excel exports
API & data access
Enhance your own apps
Use policy documents, scholarly citations in the policy literature and other data in your own tools, products and dashboards.
Interested in data for academic research purposes? Let us know - we're happy to give you access.