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:

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Archive Journal collections
  • Arts & Sciences I – XV
  • Business IV
  • Hebrew Journals
  • Ireland
  • Jewish Studies
  • Life Sciences
  • Lives of Literature
  • Public Health
  • Security Studies
  • Sustainability
Primary Source collections
  • Global Plants
  • 19th Century British Pamphlets
  • Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa
  • World Heritage Sites: Africa

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.

Steps to participate

  1. Submit your IP information.
  2. Download, print, and sign the Institutional Participation Agreement for the JSTOR Access Initiative.
  3. Scan and send your agreement to support@jstor.org.

For more information, please contact us.