New World Encyclopedia is a free online reference containing thousands of selected articles for teachers, students, and general readers, including readers at late high school and early college levels. Its subjects range across philosophy, religion, history, biography, political science, social sciences, geography, physical and life sciences, and arts, music, literature, sports, and leisure. Articles are arranged alphabetically, link to related entries, and can be searched by keyword. Scholars and editors supervise articles and review facts, grammar, and values. Readers may submit feedback, but editors and staff decide whether to make changes. The site provides text and images and uses MediaWiki with a custom search engine. Its pages document links to Wikipedia for imported article histories and Amazon ISBN links that may earn referral fees. Text contributions carry Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation License terms, subject to reuse rules; fair-use material and some media may have separate restrictions. Since 2009, the project says it has relied on advertising and donations, which it says support producing and improving articles.
Who it is for
It suits teachers, students, and general readers looking for a broad reference across humanities, sciences, and arts. Readers seeking to directly edit articles should note that feedback goes to editors and staff for consideration.
What is good
- Free online access
- Thousands of articles across many subject areas
- Keyword search and links to related entries
- Scholars and editors supervise and review articles
What to know first
- Readers cannot directly change articles
- No mobile apps are listed
- Some media may have separate reuse restrictions
Verdict
New World Encyclopedia offers free, searchable reference articles with editorial oversight and broad subject coverage. Its feedback process is editorial rather than direct editing, and reuse rules vary for some material.
New World Encyclopedia plans and pricing
All plansCompared on online encyclopedias
- Free plan
- Yes
- Citation tools
- Yes
- Content formats
- text and images
- Update frequency
- not stated
- Mobile apps
- No
