JSTOR Blog
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Publisher Collections are now live on JSTOR, marking a new milestone for scholarly ebooks. Developed collaboratively with libraries and academic publishers, this new model offers perpetual access to a publisher’s current-year output alongside seamless access to backlist titles on JSTOR.
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Path to Open has reached a major milestone: the first 100 scholarly books have officially flipped to open access on JSTOR. This post celebrates what that moment represents for libraries, publishers, and authors working together to expand global access to high-quality academic monographs.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View November 2025 releases and access options.
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At this year’s Charleston Conference, JSTOR hosted two lunch events. Highlights included updates on Path to Open, Publisher Collections, and JSTOR Seeklight’s growing role in AI-assisted metadata generation.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View October 2025 releases and access options.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View September 2025 releases and access options.
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Path to Open is a community-driven model bringing 240+ libraries and nearly 50 publishers together to fund new monographs, provide early campus access, and then flip titles open. The first 100 books will become open access on JSTOR in January 2026.
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Discover the newest Path to Open books—fresh scholarship from leading university presses spanning archaeology, African American studies, communication, cultural studies, and more that’s now on a clear path to becoming open access.
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Discover what’s captivating scholars across disciplines on JSTOR. From art and history to sociology and political science, we’re spotlighting the most-read academic ebooks—plus editor-recommended titles shaping today’s academic conversations.
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A new nonprofit-led model from JSTOR offers libraries and publishers a more sustainable, equitable, and integrated ecosystem for scholarly ebooks.
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These titles, newly published by our University Press partners, provide scholars and students with access to high-quality academic content across a range of disciplines.
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We hope this blog post finds you with a spare moment to explore something new! June’s releases on JSTOR brought together book-length research, community newspapers, […]
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These titles, newly published by our University Press partners, provide scholars and students with access to high-quality academic content across a range of disciplines.
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How do we hope to meet the challenges of the future? This blog post details some of the inroads we’re making in charting the path ahead, including through digital collection stewardship, faculty engagement, open scholarship initiatives, and editorial excellence.
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JSTOR’s Path to Open program continues to expand, offering valuable new resources that support teaching, learning, and research in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. […]
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May’s additions to JSTOR opened new ways to engage with visual culture, political history, and everyday life.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View April 2025 releases and access options.
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We’ve gathered some of the most reliable grants that prioritize digitization, collection development, preservation, access, open educational resources (OER), and new technologies.
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JSTOR’s Path to Open program continues to expand, offering valuable new resources that support teaching, learning, and research in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. These […]
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This March, JSTOR’s collection highlights include a vibrant mix of historical archives, health media, and pathbreaking literature. From Montana’s mid-century newsletters to a global archive […]
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Let’s take a time machine—right at your fingertips—with digital primary sources. Developing digital literacy and primary source analysis skills is essential in higher education, equipping learners not only for academia but also for careers in research, journalism, policy, and beyond.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View February 2025 releases and access options.
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Since 2012, Books at JSTOR has expanded to include over 146,000 scholarly ebooks from 345 global publishers, supporting diverse library needs through flexible acquisition models like Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) and Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA).
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View January 2025 releases and access options.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View December 2024 releases and access options.
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Explore new Path to Open titles on JSTOR supporting teaching and research. View August through October 2024 releases and access options.
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ITHAKA is committed to fostering inclusivity and accessibility, aligning with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) to enhance access for individuals with disabilities. Learn about the EAA and its impact on digital accessibility standards for a range of products and services in the EU.
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Assessing the Path to Open initiative in a recent webinar by Library Journal and JSTOR. Learn about the collaborative funding model for open access academic monographs developed with ACLS, University of Michigan Press, and The University of North Carolina Press. Key points, updates, and future directions discussed.
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Discover the rise of Central American cinema through insightful essays in “The Rise of Central American Film in the Twenty-First Century.” Explore the dramatic resurgence of filmmaking in the region from Belize to Panama. Learn about JSTOR’s Path to Open pilot program supporting open access publishing for diverse voices in the academic world.
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Unveiling the critical role of trust in open access publishing, highlighting the DOAB Trusted Platform Network’s mission to combat predatory practices and uphold quality. Learn how initiatives like JSTOR ensure the integrity of scholarly works, facing challenges from perceptions of quality to generative AI, and fostering a sustainable open access ecosystem.
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