U.S. universities and four-year colleges

Higher education institutions can now choose a new fee model option that provides immediate access to all JSTOR archival journals and primary sources content via a single collection.

Classifications

Your archival journal collection fees are based on your classification, which is modeled on the Carnegie Classifications. If you do not have a JSTOR classification or a Carnegie Classification, please contact us with the following details:

Total number of active annual print serials subscriptions taken by your institution’s library (including all departmental or faculty libraries and both foreign and domestic titles)
Total number of volumes in your institution’s library (including all departmental and faculty libraries)
Number of students at your institution (or full-time staff and researchers if you are not an academic institution)
Number of faculty members at your institution

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How to participate

Multi-discipline collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with very small classification
Multi-discipline collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Arts & Sciences I	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences II	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences III	$1,300	$22,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences IV	$1,200	$20,400	Yes
Arts & Sciences V	$1,300	$22,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences VI	$1,300	$22,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences VII	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VIII	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences IX	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences X	$800	$13,600	Yes
Arts & Sciences XI	$750	$12,750	Yes
Arts & Sciences XII	$700	$11,900	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIII	$670	$11,390	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIV	$600	$10,200	Yes
Arts & Sciences XV	$1,200	$20,400	Yes
JSTOR Essential	$6,000	N/A	N/A
Life Sciences	$1,900	$32,300	Yes

Discipline-specific collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with very small classification
Discipline-specific collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Asia Collection	$1,364	N/A	N/A
Business & Economics	$2,691	N/A	N/A
Business I	$1,000	N/A	N/A
Business II	$500	N/A	N/A
Business III	$500	N/A	N/A
Business IV	$500	$8,500	Yes
Hebrew Journals	$210	$3,570	Yes
Iberoamérica	$932	N/A	N/A
Ireland Collection	$250	$4,250	Yes
Jewish Studies	$263	$4,471	Yes
Language & Literature	$700	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	$1,370	N/A	N/A
Music	$971	N/A	N/A
Public Health	$500	$8,500	Yes
Religion & Theology	$709	N/A	N/A

Thematic collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with very small classification
Thematic Collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment	One-time Payment Conversion
Lives of Literature	$866	$14,722	Yes
Security Studies	$676	$11,492	Yes
Sustainability	$852	$14,484	Yes

Primary Source collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with very small classification
Primary Source collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
19th Century British Pamphlets	$250	$4,250	Yes
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa	$760	$12,920	Yes
World Heritage Sites: Africa	$300	$5,100	Yes
Global Plants	$750	$12,750	Yes

Multi-discipline collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with small classification
Multi-discipline collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Arts & Sciences I	$3,000	$51,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences II	$1,250	$21,250	Yes
Arts & Sciences III	$2,300	$39,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences IV	$2,200	$37,400	Yes
Arts & Sciences V	$2,300	$39,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences VI	$2,300	$39,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences VII	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VIII	$1,800	$30,600	Yes
Arts & Sciences IX	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences X	$1,500	$25,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences XI	$1,400	$23,800	Yes
Arts & Sciences XII	$1,300	$22,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIII	$1,240	$21,080	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIV	$1,100	$18,700	Yes
Arts & Sciences XV	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
JSTOR Essential	$9,750	N/A	N/A
Life Sciences	$3,750	$63,750	Yes

Discipline-specific collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with small classification
Discipline-specific collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Asia Collection	$2,419	N/A	N/A
Business & Economics	$4,856	N/A	N/A
Business I	$1,500	N/A	N/A
Business II	$1,000	N/A	N/A
Business III	$1,000	N/A	N/A
Business IV	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Hebrew Journals	$320	$5,440	Yes
Iberoamérica	$1,727	N/A	N/A
Ireland Collection	$500	$8,500	Yes
Jewish Studies	$400	$6,800	Yes
Language & Literature	$1,000	N/A	N/A
Mathematics &Statistics	$2,152	N/A	N/A
Music	$1,890	N/A	N/A
Public Health	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Religion & Theology	$1,288	N/A	N/A

Thematic collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with small classification
Thematic Collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Lives of Literature	$1,511	$25,687	Yes
Security Studies	$1,181	$20,777	Yes
Sustainability	$1,488	$25,296	Yes

Primary Source collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with small classification
Primary Source collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
19th Century British Pamphlets	$400	$6,800	Yes
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa	$1,140	$19,380	Yes
World Heritage Sites: Africa	$450	$7,650	Yes
Global Plants	$1,250	$21,250	Yes

Multi-discipline collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with medium classification
Multi-discipline collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Arts & Sciences I	$4,000	$68,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences II	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences III	$3,500	$59,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences IV	$3,300	$56,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences V	$3,500	$59,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences VI	$3,500	$59,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences VII	$3,000	$51,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VIII	$2,800	$47,600	Yes
Arts & Sciences IX	$3,000	$51,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences X	$2,500	$42,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences XI	$2,400	$40,800	Yes
Arts & Sciences XII	$2,200	$37,400	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIII	$2,100	$35,700	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIV	$1,800	$30,600	Yes
Arts & Sciences XV	$3,100	$52,700	Yes
JSTOR Essential	$14,300	N/A	N/A
Life Sciences	$6,000	$102,000	Yes

Discipline-specific collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with medium classification
Discipline-specific collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Asia Collection	$3,787	N/A	N/A
Business & Economics	$7,259	N/A	N/A
Business I	$2,200	N/A	N/A
Business II	$1,500	N/A	N/A
Business III	$1,500	N/A	N/A
Business IV	$1,500	$25,500	Yes
Hebrew Journals	$640	$10,880	Yes
Iberoamérica	$2,691	N/A	N/A
Ireland Collection	$1,000	$17,000	Yes
Jewish Studies	$800	$13,600	Yes
Language & Literature	$1,500	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	$3,131	N/A	N/A
Music	$2,888	N/A	N/A
Public Health	$1,500	$25,500	Yes
Religion & Theology	$2,044	N/A	N/A

Thematic collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with medium classification
Thematic Collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Lives of Literature	$2,487	$42,279	Yes
Security Studies	$1,943	$33,031	Yes
Sustainability	$2,448	$41,616	Yes

Primary Source collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with medium classification
Primary Source collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
19th Century British Pamphlets	$550	$9,350	Yes
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa	$1,900	$32,300	Yes
World Heritage Sites: Africa	$750	$12,750	Yes
Global Plants	$2,000	$34,000	Yes

Multi-discipline collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with large classification
Multi-discipline collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Arts & Sciences I	$6,500	$110,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences II	$5,000	$85,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences III	$6,000	$102,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences IV	$5,000	$85,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences V	$6,000	$102,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VI	$6,000	$102,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VII	$5,000	$85,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VIII	$5,000	$85,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences IX	$5,000	$85,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences X	$4,500	$76,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences XI	$4,300	$73,100	Yes
Arts & Sciences XII	$4,100	$69,700	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIII	$3,900	$66,300	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIV	$3,600	$61,200	Yes
Arts & Sciences XV	$4,600	$78,200	Yes
JSTOR Essential	$25,000	N/A	N/A
Life Sciences	$9,700	$164,900	Yes

Discipline-specific collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with large classification
Discipline-specific collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Asia Collection	$6,795	N/A	N/A
Business & Economics	$10,673	N/A	N/A
Business I	$3,200	N/A	N/A
Business II	$2,500	N/A	N/A
Business III	$2,000	N/A	N/A
Business IV	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Hebrew Journals	$960	$16,320	Yes
Ireland Collection	$1,500	$25,500	Yes
Jewish Studies	$1,200	$20,400	Yes
Mathematics & Statistics	$5,087	N/A	N/A
Language & Literature	$3,000	N/A	N/A
Music	$4,882	N/A	N/A
Public Health	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Religion & Theology	$3,598	N/A	N/A

Thematic collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with large classification
Thematic Collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Lives of Literature	$4,333	$73,661	Yes
Security Studies	$3,385	$57,545	Yes
Sustainability	$4,265	$72,505	Yes

Primary Source collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with large classification
Primary Source collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
19th Century British Pamphlets	$750	$12,750	Yes
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa	$3,040	$51,680	Yes
World Heritage Sites: Africa	$1,200	$20,400	Yes
Global Plants	$3,100	$52,700	Yes

Multi-discipline collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with very large classification
Multi-discipline collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Arts & Sciences I	$8,500	$144,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences II	$8,000	$136,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences III	$10,000	$170,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences IV	$9,500	$161,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences V	$10,000	$170,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VI	$10,000	$170,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VII	$8,000	$136,000	Yes
Arts & Sciences VIII	$8,500	$144,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences IX	$9,500	$161,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences X	$7,500	$127,500	Yes
Arts & Sciences XI	$7,250	$123,250	Yes
Arts & Sciences XII	$6,950	$118,150	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIII	$6,600	$112,200	Yes
Arts & Sciences XIV	$6,200	$105,400	Yes
Arts & Sciences XV	$7,800	$132,600	Yes
JSTOR Essential	$40,000	N/A	N/A
Life Sciences	$15,000	$255,000	Yes

Discipline-specific collection fees for U.S. Universities and Four-Year Colleges with very large classification
Discipline-specific collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Asia Collection	$11,464	N/A	N/A
Business & Economics	$18,712	N/A	N/A
Business I	$6,000	N/A	N/A
Business II	$4,000	N/A	N/A
Business III	$3,500	N/A	N/A
Business IV	$3,500	$59,500	Yes
Hebrew Journals	$1,400	$23,800	Yes
Iberoamérica	$7,911	N/A	N/A
Ireland Collection	$2,000	$34,000	Yes
Jewish Studies	$1,750	$29,750	Yes
Language & Literature	$5,000	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	$8,218	N/A	N/A
Music	$7,331	N/A	N/A
Public Health	$3,500	$59,500	Yes
Religion & Theology	$6,058	N/A	N/A

Thematic collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with very large classification
Thematic Collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
Lives of Literature	$7,352	$124,984	Yes
Security Studies	$5,744	$97,648	Yes
Sustainability	$7,237	$123,029	Yes

Primary Source collection fees for U.S. universities and four-year colleges with very large classification
Primary Source collection	Standard Option (AAF)	One-time Payment Option	One-time Payment Conversion
19th Century British Pamphlets	$950	$16,150	Yes
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa	$3,800	$64,600	Yes
World Heritage Sites: Africa	$1,500	$25,500	Yes
Global Plants	$3,800	$64,600	Yes

Artstor collection

The annual fees below are based on your classification, which is modeled on the Carnegie Classifications. If you do not have a JSTOR classification or a Carnegie Classification, contact participation@jstor.org.

Artstor core collections fee by classification
Very Small	Small	Medium	Large	Very Large
$2,500	$4,250	$6,950	$11,500	$16,000

ITHAKA’s infrastructure services

Through decades of offering trusted non-profit resources like JSTOR and Portico, ITHAKA has built infrastructure services that enable you to share, preserve, and manage your collections. The below introductory annual fees are based on your classification, which is modeled on the Carnegie Classifications.

Infrastructure services introductory annual fees based on classification
	Very Small	Small	Medium	Large	Very Large
Shared Collections	$1,500	$1,900	$2,700	$3,800	$5,000
Preserved Collections	$1,500	$1,900	$2,700	$3,800	$5,000
JSTOR Forum	$3,000	$4,000	$5,500	$7,500	$10,000
Collection Harvesting	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000

All services come with 5 TB of storage, and additional terabytes are available for $500/TB. Collection Harvesting is an add-on option that can be purchased with Shared Collections, JSTOR Forum, or Preserved Collections.

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