JSTOR archival journal collections are where scholars go to link past and present, forge new connections, and build on great ideas.
Archival Journals
The collections feature the full-text articles of more than 2,800 academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Journals span continents and languages, with titles from 1,200 publishers from 57 countries. Collections include multi-discipline, discipline-specific, and region-based packages.
Many JSTOR collections are multidisciplinary and comprised of several core subjects, including language and literature, history, economics, and political science. Discipline-specific collections are also available to support focused educational programs, and range from health and science collections to music, Jewish studies, and Iberoamérica.
Key benefits
A trusted source: JSTOR is a starting point for researchers and one of the most trusted, highly-used platforms. It is why users conducted 262 million searches, and viewed and downloaded more than 230 million journal articles 2019 alone.
Quality: JSTOR collections are curated, and all journals must meet specific criteria and undergo a review process in order to join JSTOR. This includes journal rankings, in depth examination of research and citation data, and more.
Coverage: All journals include the full archival run. This means all issues, from volume 1, issue 1, are provided for every journal up to the moving wall, including all previous and related titles. As a result, many journals on JSTOR have greater coverage than what is available via other providers’ databases.
Value: As a mission-based not-for-profit organization, we are committed to providing affordable fees that fit many different communities and institution types. Each year, hundreds of thousands of articles are added to the archival journal collections as the moving wall for each journal advances, at no additional cost.
Consistent access: Titles included in JSTOR archival journal collections will not be withdrawn, so you can be assured that journal content will always be available in JSTOR. Conversely, the titles available in other databases can change from year to year.
Preservation: We understand that future accessibility to online scholarship is essential. Digital files for the entire archive are preserved using the approach and infrastructure developed by Portico.