Three Elsevier research platforms, one year, one order
The Embase ClinicalKey ScienceDirect bundle is the practical way to run all three of Elsevier’s core research tools together for a year. Rather than paying for and managing three separate accounts, you get Embase, ClinicalKey and ScienceDirect as one subscription — the biomedical database, the clinical reference and the scientific-literature engine covering each other’s gaps.
Inside this resource
Embase — pharmacology and adverse effects
Embase is a biomedical and pharmacological database with broad coverage of the scientific literature, including journal and conference papers, and a particular strength in drug information and adverse-effect data that PubMed does not match.
ClinicalKey — the clinical layer of the Embase ClinicalKey ScienceDirect bundle
ClinicalKey is an integrated clinical resource: a large collection of journals, books, and clinical guidelines across the medical specialties, built for looking something up quickly during practice rather than for a deep literature trawl.
ScienceDirect — peer-reviewed depth
ScienceDirect supplies the scientific and technical literature — peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters across many disciplines — so the systematic-review and full-text side of a project is covered alongside the clinical and pharmacological tools.
Who this serves
- Clinician-researchers — point-of-care lookup and deep literature search from the same annual subscription.
- Pharmacology and drug-safety teams — Embase’s adverse-effect coverage backed by ScienceDirect’s full text.
- Anyone weighing three separate accounts — the same three platforms in one order at one price.
Before you buy
Do all three platforms come together?
Yes — Embase, ClinicalKey and ScienceDirect are delivered as a single 3-in-1 order covering the same one-year period.
How is this different from just ScienceDirect?
ScienceDirect is the literature base; the bundle adds Embase for pharmacology and adverse effects and ClinicalKey for point-of-care clinical reference.
The chart
| Format | Multi-platform bundle (3-in-1) |
|---|---|
| Includes | Embase · ClinicalKey · ScienceDirect |
| Duration | 12 months (1 year) |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Department | Research |
| Delivery | Emailed once your order is verified |




R. Bianchi –
Three strong platforms for one price. ClinicalKey is more point-of-care than research, so know what each is for.
Dr. Samuel A. –
One order instead of three logins to chase. Embase for drug safety and ScienceDirect for full text is the combination I actually use daily.
pharmd_kira –
Embase adverse-effect coverage is the reason I bought it; ClinicalKey for quick lookups is a real bonus on top.
Dr. Neha J. –
Ran a systematic review off ScienceDirect and Embase together and it covered nearly everything I cited. Good value.
clinres_ben –
Genuinely useful bundle. I mostly live in Embase and ScienceDirect and use ClinicalKey less, but for the price having all three is easy to justify.