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Since, 2008, JSTOR has waived or offered reduced participation fees for any academic or not-for-profit institution in developing countries (and all of Africa). 

 

In creating the Developing Nations Access Initiative, JSTOR conducted a comprehensive evaluation of all 80 countries identified in the lower tiers of the World Bank rankings. General and economic metrics were used to determine eligibility and the best feasible access/ fee model for a given country. The metrics used included: population, status of English, political stability, gross national income, gross domestic product per capita, human development index value, as well as a range of indicators for education, research & development, and information & communication technologies.

 

The Developing Nations Access Initiative is another step in the evolution of JSTOR's commitment to providing access to the archive in the developing world. We expect that our experiences with the Developing Nations Access Initiative will serve to further our understanding of the economic and access challenges in these countries as we strive to continually meet the growing needs of the global scholarly community.

 

COMMUNITY FACTS & FIGURES

 

  • Access also includes all collections developed by Aluka, an initiative united with JSTOR. These collections will be available at www.aluka.org for the near term.
  • JSTOR has also partnered with INASP's Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERii) and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) whose primary missions are to support and advocate the availability of global electronic research in developing and emerging countries.

Archival Journals

The Archives Collections are multi-disciplinary and discipline-specific collections that span across more than 50 disciplines of academic content. Through the Developing Nations Access Initiative, JSTOR waives or reduces standard participation fees for all Archive Collections.

Current Journals

JSTOR now makes a growing number of publishers to make current journal issues available via the Current Scholarship Program. Subscriptions are available for single journals as well as collections of titles.

Primary Sources

Through the Developing Nations Access Initiative, JSTOR waives or reduces participation fees for Primary Sources:

 

 

Books

Books at JSTOR makes scholarly monographs from a number of leading university presses and other academic publishers available on the JSTOR platform. Books are cross-searchable with the journal articles on JSTOR, and flexible purchase options for institutions are available.

  • Tier 1: JSTOR waives its standard participation fees (the Archive Capital Fee and Annual Access Fee) for any not-for-profit institution in select developing countries.
    Eligible countries: Haiti, Kiribati, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen (and all of Africa)
  • Tier 2: JSTOR waives its standard participation fees (the Archive Capital Fee and Annual Access Fee) for any not-for-profit institution in select developing countries for 2009, 2010, and 2011, with a modest contribution after 2011. Eligible countries: Cambodia, Guyana, Honduras, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Paraguay, Samoa, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tonga, Uzbekistan.
  • Tier 3: JSTOR offers a dramatically reduced fee model for any not-for-profit institution in the developing world. Institutions will receive access to all archive collections. Eligible countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Vietnam.

TIER 1

  • JSTOR waives the standard participation fees (the Archive Capital Fee and the Annual Access Fee) for any not-for-profit institution in the Developing Nations Access Initiative Tier 1.
  • Eligible countries: Haiti, Kiribati, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen.

TIER 2

  • Eligible Countries: Cambodia, Guyana, Honduras, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Paraguay, Samoa, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tonga, and Uzbekistan.

The chart below illustrates the participation fees associated with each year of participation:

Year Proposed AAF
2010 $0
2011 $0
2012 $250
2013 $500
2014 $500

TIER 3

  • JSTOR offers a dramatically reduced fee model for any not-for-profit institution in the developing world. Institutions will receive access to all available collections.
     
  • Eligible countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Vietnam.

The ACF is a one-time only fee per collection designed to ensure that JSTOR has the necessary resources to meet its archival obligation to migrate data and software systems as technology evolves. Some collections, when licensed individually, require a one time Network Participation Fee rather than an Archive Capital Fee. The Network Participation Fee (if applicable) is used for purposes broadly associated with facilitating access.

The AAF is intended to cover the ongoing costs of maintenance, user services, and administration required to support your access to collections in JSTOR. The AAF is invoiced on a calendar year basis.

DEVELOPING NATIONS ACCESS INITIATIVE (TIER 3)

JSTOR
Classification
Archive Capital Fee Annual Access Fee
Developing Nations $5,000 $2,000

Please note that all fees are listed in U.S. Dollars and are exclusive of VAT and other taxes.

Participation in Individual Collections

If the Developing Nations Fee Model is not suitable for your research needs, you may participate in any one or any combination, of JSTOR's Archive Collections.

Please note: The fees below are the full fees, which do not take into account any overlap between various collections. Since these fees are for reference purposes only, please contact us at participation@jstor.org to confirm exact fees and classification for your institution.

PARTICIPATION FEES BY COLLECTION:

Participation Fees for the Multidisciplinary Collections

JSTOR Classification Arts & Sciences I Collection Arts & Sciences II Collection Arts & Sciences III Collection
  ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF
Very Large $19,125 $2,550 $7,000 $2,800 $7,000 $3,500
Large $12,750 $2,125 $4,200 $1,750 $4,200 $2,100
Medium $8,500 $1,700 $2,800 $700 $2,800 $1,225
Small $6,375 $1,275 $1,750 $438 $1,750 $805
Very Small $4,250 $850 $700 $350 $700 $455

Participation Fees for the Multidisciplinary Collections Continued

JSTOR Classification Arts & Sciences IV Collection Arts & Sciences V Collection Arts & Sciences VI Collection
  ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF
Very Large $7,700 $3,325 $5,950 $3,500 $5,950 $3,500
Large $5,250 $1,750 $3,500 $2,100 $3,500 $2,100
Medium $3,150 $1,155 $2,100 $1,225 $2,100 $1,225
Small $1,785 $770 $1,050 $805 $1,050 $805
Very Small $875 $420 $350 $455 $350 $455

Participation Fees for the Multidisciplinary Collections, continued

JSTOR
Classification
Arts & Sciences VII with one Arts & Sciences Collection Arts & Sciences VII with two Arts & Sciences Collections Arts & Sciences VII with three Arts & Sciences Collections Arts & Sciences VII with four Arts & Sciences Collections
  ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF
Very Large $7,000 $2,800 $5,950 $2,380 $4,900 $1,960 $3,500 $1,400
Large $4,200 $1,750 $3,570 $1,488 $2,940 $1,225 $2,100 $875
Medium $2,800 $1,050 $2,380 $893 $1,960 $735 $1,400 $525
Small $1,750 $700 $1,488 $595 $1,225 $490 $875 $350
Very Small $700 $350 $595 $298 $490 $245 $350 $175

Please note that all fees are listed in U.S. Dollars and are exclusive of VAT and other taxes.

Participation Fees for the Multidisciplinary Collections, continued

JSTOR
Classification
Arts & Sciences VIII Collection Arts & Sciences IX Collection Life Sciences Collection Ireland Collection
  ACF AAF ACF AAF AAF ACF AAF
Very Large $5,635 $2,975 $5,250 $3,325 $5,250 $4,000 $2,000
Large $3,325 $1,750 $2,800 $1,750 $3,400 $3,000 $1,500
Medium $1,925 $980 $1,400 $1,050 $2,100 $2,000 $1,000
Small $945 $630 $700 $700 $1,300 $1,000 $500
Very Small $315 $350 $350 $350 $650 $500 $250

Please note that all fees are listed in U.S. Dollars and are exclusive of VAT and other taxes.

Participation Fees for the Discipline-Specific Collections

JSTOR
Classification
Biological Sciences Collection Health & General Science Collection Business I Collection Business II Collection Business III Collection
  ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF
Very Large $7,000 $3,360 $3,500 $2,800 $5,250 $2,100 $3,500 $1,400 $2,800 $1,225
Large $4,900 $2,240 $2,450 $1,750 $4,200 $1,120 $2,625 $875 $2,100 $700
Medium $2,800 $1,400 $1,750 $1,050 $2,450 $770 $1,925 $525 $1,400 $525
Small $1,750 $840 $1,050 $700 $1,400 $525 $875 $350 $700 $350
Very Small $875 $420 $350 $350 $700 $350 $350 $175 $350 $175

Participation Fees for the Discipline-Specific Collections, continued

JSTOR
Classification
Ecology & Botany Collection Language & Literature Collection Mathematics & Statistics Collection Music Collection
  ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF ACF AAF
Very Large $2,100 $2,100 $2,800 $1,750 $2,100 $1,580 $1,400 $1,225
Large $1,400 $1,400 $2,100 $1,050 $1,400 $978 $1,050 $875
Medium $875 $875 $1225 $525 $1,050 $602 $525 $525
Small $525 $525 $700 $350 $700 $414 $350 $350
Very Small $263 $263 $350 $245 $350 $263 $175 $175

Participation Fees for Additional Collections

  • African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes Collection
  • Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa Collection
Classification Network Participation Fee Annual Access Fee
    1st Collection 2nd Collection  
Very Large $1,000 $3,800 $1,500  
Large $900 $3,040 $1,200  
Medium $700 $1,900 $750  
Small $500 $1,140 $450  
Very Small $300 $760 $300  

Please note that the first collection licensed may be any of the three listed above in this section. All fees are listed in U.S. Dollars and are exclusive of VAT and other taxes.

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

For further information regarding participation fees, please contact JSTOR Outreach & Participation Services: participation@jstor.org

JSTOR is an online-only resource. Access is provided via authorized IP addresses. Username and password access may be provided where stable IPs are not available.

All not-for-profit institutions interested in Developing Nations Access Initiative participation are required to fill out the JSTOR Network Verification Form.

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PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

For further information regarding participation fees, please contact JSTOR Outreach & Participation Services: participation@jstor.org