Our innovative publisher collection model was designed with academic libraries and publishers, and built to simplify workflows and lower operational burden while enhancing discovery across disciplines.
“The most compelling part of Publisher Collections is that it directly addresses the challenges libraries are facing.”
–Lynn Khundt, reference and instruction librarian, Northern State University
Publisher Collections is a nonprofit-led model that offers a new way to acquire and access high-quality scholarly ebook collections from trusted academic publishers, with a growing list of 20 presses participating in 2026.
Each Publisher Collection includes:
- A perpetual JSTOR license to current year title sets from a publisher
- Access to all of the publishers’ earlier titles on JSTOR for active participants
- A tiered fee structure based on your institution’s JSTOR classification
What collections do:
- Make ebook access more equitable for institutions of all sizes worldwide
- Simplify library workflows and enhance discovery across disciplines
- Provide seamless access to ebook titles from a publisher on JSTOR’s trusted, easy-to-use platform
- Help publishers and authors reach a global audience
- Support researchers by making ebooks fully searchable alongside scholarly journals, primary sources, images, and multimedia on JSTOR
- Secure long-term preservation of ebooks via Portico
See how Publisher Collections can be a valuable addition to your institution. Let us know your interest in participating and a JSTOR representative will be in touch.
Image credit: Men Working at a Printing Press, Proofing Copy, Inking, and Setting Type. Wood Engraving. Between 1800 and 1899. Wellcome Collection.