Dialog

Dialog is a research platform from Clarivate designed for organizations that rely on peer-reviewed content to inform business decisions. It provides access to over 140 literature databases containing more than 1.8 billion records, serving researchers across industries including life sciences, pharmacovigilance, and drug safety. The platform is intended for users of any skill level, from basic searchers to those requiring a command line interface.

In addition to the core search platform, Clarivate offers consultancy services alongside the technology, providing an end-to-end solution for organizations that need structured research workflows. Dialog is used to run approximately 2.6 million searches per year, with 41,000 alerts run every quarter and around 4 million documents viewed per month.

Database Access and Content Coverage

• Access to over 140 literature databases of peer-reviewed content
• 1.8 billion authoritative records
• 625 million newspaper articles
• 7 million dissertations and theses
• 23.3 million conference proceedings and preprints
• 33 full-text and 69 bibliographic patent authorities

Search Capabilities

• Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) for structured query building
• Proximity operators (PRE/#, NEAR/#) for contextual searching
• Truncation using * or ? wildcards
• Three levels of search interface, ranging from basic to command line, to accommodate different user skill levels
• Cross-database search functionality

Search Management and Alerting

• Dialog Alerts Manager allows users to create, amend, and share searches within an organisation
• Supports management of multiple simultaneous searches
• Alerting system designed specifically for pharmacovigilance use cases, including an audit trail and precision search
• Sources authoritative databases such as MEDLINE and Embase to support safety-relevant literature coverage across any product portfolio size

Research and Reporting Tools

• One-click options for finding, organising, and sharing information
• Customisable reports
• Integration with Article Galaxy from Research Solutions for access to full-text articles

Pricing Options

• Transactional pricing for occasional use
• Commitment-based plans
• Flat-rate subscription options

Related Products and Services

• Dialog Alerts Manager — for creating and managing literature alerts
• Drug Safety Triager — pharmacovigilance literature review software to help life sciences organisations meet regulatory requirements
• Pharmacovigilance Literature Screening Services — managed screening support
• Dialog Databases — a catalogue of available databases with associated ProSheets
• Expert consultancy services for research workflow support and regulatory navigation

Dialog is positioned within Clarivate's pharmacovigilance and drug safety portfolio and is accessible as part of the broader Clarivate product ecosystem. Its alerting and audit trail features are specifically relevant to organisations with regulatory obligations around safety literature monitoring.