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JSTOR Access Initiative

The JSTOR Access Initiative expands global access to knowledge by providing free or reduced-fee access to JSTOR’s complete archival journals and primary sources collections for qualifying institutions.

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The JSTOR Access Initiative program provides free or reduced-fee access according to a tiered system. It offers unlimited access to a collection of all archival journals and primary sources on JSTOR.

Archival journal collections

  • Arts & Sciences I-XV
  • Business IV
  • Hebrew Journals
  • Ireland
  • Jewish Studies
  • Life Sciences
  • Lives of Literature
  • Public Health
  • Security Studies
  • Sustainability

Tier 1

Tier 1 institutions in the JSTOR Access Initiative program receive free, unlimited access to a collection of all archival journals and primary sources on JSTOR.

Tier 2

Tier 2 institutions in the JSTOR Access Initiative program receive unlimited access to a collection of all archival journals and primary sources on JSTOR for a small yearly fee of $500.

Tier 3

Tier 3 institutions in the JSTOR Access Initiative program receive unlimited access to a collection of all archival journals and primary sources on JSTOR for a small yearly fee of $2,000.