Government and non-profit research institutions

Classifications

To determine your participation fees for archival journal collections, JSTOR classifies government and non-profit research institutions based on size and amount of research its faculty and students conduct.

There are five JSTOR classifications for Government and Non Profit Research Institutions: Very Small, Small, Medium, Large, and Very Large.

Classification is based on size, budget, and library holdings at your organization. To receive your JSTOR classification, please contact us with the following information:

1. Total number of staff at your organization or institution
2. Number of researchers and library staff
3. Total operating budget of your organization or institution (latest year available)
4. Materials budget of your library (latest year available)
5. Number of active serials subscriptions (print and electronic) your organization or institution holds

Fee model options

Government and non-profit research institutions can choose from two fee model options:

• Full journals and primary sources model: provides immediate access to the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection, a single collection of all licensed journal and primary source content.
• Individual collections model: enables institutions to license individual multi-discipline, discipline-specific, and primary sources collections.

Full journals and primary sources model

Government and non-profit research institutions can choose a fee model option that provides immediate access to all JSTOR licensed archival journals and primary sources content via a single collection.

How the model works

• Current JSTOR participants

  The benefits of the new model for current JSTOR participants:

  • Your institution gains immediate access to all archival journals and primary source content on JSTOR that is available for licensed access.
  • Full access begins with your institution’s current total Annual Access Fees (AAF) plus a modest adjustment of 2%-5% that continues to be applied annually until you reach the full fee. (Please note: Starting January 1, 2024, the minimum starting fee is 20% of the full fee for those institutions with a current total AAF plus annual fee adjustment that is below the 20% minimum starting fee.)
  • Your current archive investment influences the annual fee adjustment.
  • One time-payment (OTP) contributions for individual collections further reduce the full AAF for the collection.

  How it works:

  1. Government and non-profit research institutions opt-in to the new fee model. Opting-in provides immediate access to the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection, a single collection of all licensed journal and primary source content.
  2. The starting fee is based on the current level of total archive participation in Annual Access Fees (AAF) plus a modest adjustment of 2%-5% that continues to be applied annually until you reach the full fee. (Please note: Starting January 1, 2024, the minimum starting fee is 20% of the full fee for those institutions with a current total AAF plus annual fee adjustment that is below the 20% minimum starting fee.)

     The annual fee adjustment percentage is based on the number of collections an institution currently licenses to recognize current investment.

     Annual adjustment based on number of collections added

     Total collections currently licensed	Annual fee adjustment
     1-7	5%
     8-18	3%
     19+	2%

  3. Annual fee adjustments stop when institutions reach the full AAF for the collection.
  4. The full AAF of the Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection is based on an institution’s classification. One time-payment (OTP) contributions for individual collections also lower the full AAF, with one year of OTP AAF deducted from the full AAF for the collection.

     Institutions eventually reach the same AAF for their respective classification, but the number of years to get there varies. This ensures institutions are comparably priced over time.

     Classification	Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection Full AAF
     Tier 1	$135,000
     Very large	$83,000
     Large	$50,000
     Medium	$32,000
     Small	$18,000
     Very Small	$12,000

  • New to JSTOR participants

    The benefits of the new model for new to JSTOR participants:

    • Your institution gains immediate access to all licensed archival journals and primary source content on JSTOR.
    • Full access begins with a minimum starting fee that is 20% of the full fee for the collection, and gradually increases annually until you reach the full fee.
    • One time-payment (OTP) contributions for individual collections further reduce the full AAF for the collection.

    How it works:

    1. Government and non-profit research institutions opt-in to the new fee model. Opting-in provides immediate access to the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection, a single collection of all licensed journal and primary source content.
    2. The minimum starting fee for the Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection is 20% of the full fee for the collection.
       

       Classification	Minimum Starting AAF
       Tier 1	$27,000
       Very large	$16,600
       Large	$10,000
       Medium	$6,400
       Small	$3,600
       Very Small	$2,400

    3. Institutions gradually increase to the collection’s full fee via a 5% annual fee adjustment. Annual fee adjustments stop when institutions reach the full AAF for the collection.
    4. The full AAF of the Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection is based on an institution’s classification. One time-payment (OTP) contributions for individual collections also lower the full AAF, with one year of OTP AAF deducted from the full AAF for the collection.
       

       Classification	Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection Full AAF
       Tier 1	$135,000
       Very large	$83,000
       Large	$50,000
       Medium	$32,000
       Small	$18,000
       Very Small	$12,000