Multi-discipline archive collections

JSTOR archival journal collections include more than 2,000 journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

JSTOR offers 15 Arts & Sciences collections that span 60 disciplines, and the Life Science Collection comprises more than 160 journals in the field sciences, and broad coverage of the health sciences. The JSTOR Essential Collection features foundational content in the humanities and social sciences. The JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection contains all licensed JSTOR archival journals and primary sources content in a single collection.

All issues, from volume 1, issue 1, are provided for every journal up to the moving wall, including all previous and related titles. Download a list of all archive titles (xlsx).

JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection

2,892 head titles

Includes all 2,800+ academic journals on JSTOR that span more than 60 disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, along with millions of primary sources across four collections.

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Arts & Sciences I

117 head titles

Core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences.

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Arts & Sciences II

122 head titles

Adds depth to many disciplines introduced in Arts & Sciences I with core titles in new disciplines such as archaeology, classical studies, and geography.

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Arts & Sciences III

152 head titles

Draws on titles across the language, performing, and visual arts, including a large group titles from the Music collection. It also features the largest cluster of titles on Eastern and Western religions on JSTOR.

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Arts & Sciences IV

109 head titles

Expands JSTOR’s coverage in economics, law, education, sociology, psychology, and public policy and administration. It includes noteworthy student-run law reviews, featuring more than a century of top legal scholarship.

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Arts & Sciences V

137 head titles

Includes important literary reviews and state historical titles, widening the scope of core disciplines in the arts and humanities.

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Arts & Sciences VI

139 head titles

Extends coverage in disciplines across the social sciences and adds international depth to disciplines extensively covered in other Arts & Sciences collections.

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Arts & Sciences VII

181 head titles

Includes titles in more disciplines than any other JSTOR collection, and the most non-US titles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Journals cover more than 30 arts, humanities, and social science disciplines, as well as business, finance, and health science fields.

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Arts & Sciences VIII

167 head titles

Broadens coverage of core humanities disciplines and features rare 19th- and early 20th-century American art periodicals from the Frick Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum.

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Arts & Sciences IX

171 head titles

Widens JSTOR’s coverage in business and the social sciences and includes journals published in more than 25 countries, with rare materials that provide the collection with unique depth.

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Arts & Sciences X

123 head titles

Includes social science journals with a focus on science and social science theory, data, and analysis, and features new disciplines such as Transportation Studies and Development Studies.

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Arts & Sciences XI

139 head titles

Features a diverse group of humanities titles and content from 15 countries, including premier titles such as The American Scholar, RSA Journal, and The Black Scholar.

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Arts & Sciences XII

125 head titles

Complements JSTOR coverage in the social sciences, focusing on disciplines with high usage and broad appeal across all levels of higher education, including education, law, and political science anchor the collection, and other titles in criminology and criminal justice, history, psychology, social work, and sociology. Additional titles span African Studies, Asian Studies, and Middle East Studies.

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Arts & Sciences XIII

142 head titles

Increases coverage in core humanities disciplines, with more than 60% of its content published outside of the United States. Strengths include Christianity Studies and journals in non-Western philosophy.

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Arts & Sciences XIV

142 head titles

Devoted to the study of culture and communication, from civilization’s earliest traces to the growth and governance of peoples, with journals spanning 17 countries. The collection also includes a cluster of titles covering aspects of science, technology, and STEM education.

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Arts & Sciences XV

164 head titles

With extensive coverage in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, it encompasses the best titles not previously included on JSTOR; along with 20 titles drawn from Mathematics & Statistics and 21 titles from the Jewish Studies collection, there are more than 100 historically significant titles crucial in their respective fields.

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JSTOR Essential

681 head titles

Foundational content in the humanities and social sciences, with nearly 700 core titles across 45 disciplines. The journals in this collection serve both basic and advanced research and teaching needs for two- and four-year institutions.

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Life Sciences

206 head titles

Provides extensive coverage in the field sciences, with great depth in botany, ecology, and ornithology, along with important titles in general science, medicine, nursing, epidemiology, and public health.

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