Beginning in January, 2027, Publisher Collections on JSTOR will expand to 36 publishers, adding 14 new presses, and renewing all 22 that joined when the program launched in January, 2026. Library participation is also growing with a wide range of institutions in 10 countries participating, from community colleges and small private undergraduate institutions to large public universities.
“As a mission-driven university press, our goal is to make scholarship available to as many researchers and students as possible,” said Brian Hughes, Sales and Marketing Director at New York University Press. “Publisher Collections on JSTOR is helping us reach new audiences and institutions—from R1 universities to community colleges—that we could not have reached on our own. That expanded access and engagement is an important measure of success for us.”
Developed in partnership with academic libraries and publishers, Publisher Collections is a Books at JSTOR model that offers a streamlined way to acquire and access complete publisher-specific sets from trusted academic publishers. It offers a perpetual JSTOR license to current year title sets from a publisher, access to all of the publishers’ backlist titles on JSTOR for active participants, and an equitable tiered fee structure that has been set by each publisher. To support predictable pricing for libraries, the program caps annual fee increases at 5% across participating publishers; for 2027, the average increase is less than 3%. Publisher Collections supports researchers by making ebooks fully searchable alongside scholarly journals, primary sources, images, and multimedia on JSTOR.
“Publisher Collections checked a lot of boxes for us,” said Alicia Hansen, Director of Harrison Libraries at the University of Hartford. “The quality and reputation of the presses were most compelling, especially as we were focused on strengthening our new discovery index. Along the same lines, I liked the efficiency it brought to our efforts around collection development; our liaisons saved time with less title-by-title selection while still feeling confident with the growth of an excellent and scholarly collection.”
The program is successfully expanding access to scholarly ebooks while also supporting the financial sustainability of publishing programs and library collections. Through July 31, 2026, 679 Publisher Collections were sold, representing 1,555 new titles published in 2026 and 36,622 backlist titles from 22 publishers. Participating publishers also make 2,112 open access titles available on JSTOR.
“We heard from both publishers and libraries that there were limited platform options to support complete collections from presses,” said John Lenahan, VP of Publisher Relations for JSTOR. “Publisher Collections offers seamless access to all titles from a press on one platform. That simplicity makes it easier for presses, librarians, and the faculty and researchers we serve.”
To explore the growing Publisher Collections community, including participating presses, available collections with 2027 fees, and the value of the program for libraries and publishers, visit our Publisher Collections page.
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