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U.S. universities and four-year colleges

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:

  1. 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)
  2. Total number of volumes in your institution’s library (including all departmental and faculty libraries)
  3. Number of students at your institution (or full-time staff and researchers if you are not an academic institution)
  4. Number of faculty members at your institution

Fee model options

Higher education 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

Higher education 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 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: A minimum starting fee that is 20% of the full fee for the collection applies.)
    • 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. Universities and four-year colleges opt-in to the 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. The annual fee adjustment percentage is based on the number of collections an institution currently licenses to recognize current investment. (Please note: A minimum starting fee that is 20% of the full fee for the collection applies.)
      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, which for institutions in the United States and Canada is modeled on the Carnegie Classifications and other library metrics in the global community. 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*
      Very large $135,000
      Large $83,000
      Medium $50,000
      Small $32,000
      Very Small $18,000

      *For the Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection full AAF outside the US, please contact your Outreach representative or Licensing Agent.

    • New to JSTOR participants

      The benefits of the 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. Universities and four-year colleges opt-in to the 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 for the Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection*
        Very large $27,000
        Large $16,600
        Medium $10,000
        Small $6,400
        Very Small $3,600

        *For the minimum starting AAF outside the US, please contact your Outreach representative or Licensing Agent.

      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, which for institutions in the United States and Canada is modeled on the Carnegie Classifications and other library metrics in the global community. 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*
        Very large $135,000
        Large $83,000
        Medium $50,000
        Small $32,000
        Very Small $18,000

        *For the Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection full AAF outside the US, please contact your Outreach representative or Licensing Agent.

Individual multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections

Higher education institutions can choose to license individual multi-discipline or discipline-specific, and primary sources collections.

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
Lives of Literature $866 $14,722 Yes
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
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

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, please contact us.

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 build 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.