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Enhance evidence-based collection management via JSTOR’s COUNTER-compliant usage statistics for the full run of a title.
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Access up to 237 current titles from 38 publishers across a wide range of disciplines.
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Preservation and perpetual access assured. All titles in CSP are preserved in Portico, ITHAKA's digital preservation service, and post-cancellation access is available.
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Save money through flexible and discounted subscription options.
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Fuel discovery and expand usage of academic content: Journals in the Current Scholarship Program saw an average of 119% increase in usage for 2011, as compared to usage on their previous platforms.*
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Order subscriptions directly through JSTOR or an agent.
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Maintain a single license and point of purchase across many publishers and titles.
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Link current journals in the CSP program with your JSTOR Archive Collection holdings, providing full run access from volume 1, issue 1 through the current issue.
*Analysis based on COUNTER Journal Report 1 (R3) measuring the number of successful full-text article requests for current subscriptions by month and journal, comparing usage on former platforms from Jan-Oct 2010 to usage on the JSTOR platform from Jan-Oct 2011.
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In addition to single title subscription options, the Current Scholarship Program offers discounted publisher packages, discipline collections, and the Complete Current Scholarship Collection. All subscription options provide current issue access back to the “born digital” date for each title, and access remains fixed back to this date with each additional subscription year.
Access will remain fixed back to this date with each additional subscription year. To view the list of “born digital” dates for each title, please download the 2013 Current Scholarship Program title list.
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A subscription to a journal's current and archival issues. This option provides access to the complete run of a single title, from volume 1, issue 1 through the current issue.
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Ordering options are designed to maximize transparency and flexibility.
To assist you in your collection development, we offer a free holdings comparison service that compares your holdings to the titles in the Current Scholarship Program. For institutions already participating in JSTOR archive collections and/or subscribing to titles in CSP, we are also pleased to provide usage and turnaway analysis to aid your subscription evaluation. Please contact us at participation@jstor.org, or call (877) 786-7575 (toll-free in the US) or (212) 358-6400.
The 2013 price list for titles (Excel) participating in the Current Scholarship Program is now available, as is our price calculator.
Current journal issues of 239 titles from 38 publishers are available on JSTOR for the 2013 subscription year. For these publishers, JSTOR will be handling all ordering and service functions except those related to print-only subscriptions.
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Subscription Options
- Single Title—Current: A subscription to a journal's current issues. JSTOR provides current issue access back to the “born digital” date for each title, and access remains fixed back to this date with each additional subscription year. Pricing is set by the publisher, and some publishers and titles offer tiered pricing according to JSTOR classifications. To view the list of “born digital” dates for each title, please visit the 2013 Current Scholarship Program title list.
- Single Title—Full Run: A subscription to a journal's current and archival issues. This option provides access to the complete run of a single title, from volume 1, issue 1 through the current issue. Pricing is the sum of the publisher-established price for 2011 volumes + the JSTOR-established fee for backfile volumes. In addition to single title subscription, the Current Scholarship Program offers discounted publisher packages, discipline collections, and the Complete Current Scholarship Collection. All collections and publisher packages provide current issue access back to the “born digital” date for each title.
Access will remain fixed back to this date with each additional subscription year. To view the list of “born digital” dates for each title, please download the 2013 Current Scholarship Program title list.
