Publisher Collections for presses

Yes, interested publishers can join the Publisher Collections program for 2027; new publishers will not be added for 2026. Our goal is to release new publishers to the program around six months prior to the new calendar year, to allow sufficient time for libraries to build collections into their annual budgets. Publishers interested in joining the 2027 program should let us know by June 30, 2026. To discuss how Publisher Collections could be valuable for your press, please contact us at publishers@jstor.org.

Publishers set collection fees based on purchasing history and what libraries are investing today, drawing on data provided by JSTOR. Fees are not based on the list price of the titles in the collection. Purchasing history data reflects the fact that about 26% of titles are purchased on JSTOR, and publishers are also encouraged to consider purchases made on other platforms. Using this data, publishers work collaboratively with JSTOR to establish collection fees that support broader access across a wide range of participating libraries globally, tiered by JSTOR classification.

Yes, consortia savings are available for Publisher Collections annual fees. 

Each Publisher Collection includes:

• A perpetual JSTOR license to current year title (frontlist) sets from a publisher 
• Access to all of the publishers’ backlist titles on JSTOR for the calendar year for active participants
• An equitable, tiered fee structure based on an institution’s JSTOR classification

Built in collaboration with publishers and librarians, Publisher Collections offer a sustainable, equitable model for broadening access to your full list through a branded collection on JSTOR. The model provides a perpetual JSTOR license to current-year titles, seamless access to backlist titles during participation, and a tiered fee structure based on JSTOR classification—streamlining distribution, simplifying acquisition for institutions of all sizes, and increasing global discovery of trusted scholarly books worldwide.

The Publisher Collections frontlist includes all scholarly current year ebook titles that participating publishers have published, or will publish, in the current year for the academic market. 

The Publisher Collections backlist includes all ebooks titles that participating publishers have published on JSTOR prior to the current year’s publications. Some publishers may add additional backlist titles to JSTOR. To ensure the full backlist is available for each publisher’s collection, publishers may fill gaps where needed. For example, a publisher may include titles that were previously exclusive to their own digital collections and are available on JSTOR for the first time. 

Any book titles in Publisher Collections that are not open access, not in the Path to Open program, and not restricted by the publisher to only the Publisher Collections model, are available for acquisition through other JSTOR books acquisitions options. 

Publishers may also choose to make certain titles available exclusively through a Publisher Collection. These titles may be excluded from acquisition as individual titles through other Books at JSTOR models. Please contact us at publishers@jstor.org to discuss metadata requirements for any titles a publisher wishes to make exclusive to the Publisher Collections program.

Yes. Publisher Collections are available directly with JSTOR, along with our GOBI Library Solutions/Mosaic partners and select local subscription agents.

Yes, like other ebooks on JSTOR, Publisher Collections are available through EBSCO discovery services and Clarivate’s OASIS platform.

Participating publishers have demonstrated a strong commitment to open access (OA), and library participation in their collections helps these presses grow their OA publishing programs. Every publisher participating in Publisher Collections for 2026 offers OA titles on JSTOR—an average of 79 tiles per press—and continues to expand OA publishing as resources allow. Together, these presses have made over 1,600 titles openly available on JSTOR. Of the 1,400 new titles published in 2024, 215 (15%) were released as immediate OA or delayed OA through Path to Open. 

JSTOR will also host all OA titles from each publisher in the program at no cost and support all preservation and discovery of these titles.

Any titles in Publisher Collections that are not open access, not in Path to Open, and not restricted by the publisher to only the Publisher Collections model, are available for acquisition through other Books at JSTOR acquisition options. If they choose, publishers may make certain titles available exclusively through a Publisher Collection and can exclude them from acquisition as individual titles through other Books at JSTOR models.

Backfile titles from the Publisher Collections in which an institution actively participates will be removed from that institution’s EBA corpus. Duplicate-checking rules will also prevent the participant from purchasing those titles through individual title, subject package, or Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA).

Current publication year titles from the Publisher Collections in which an institution actively participates will be removed from the institution’s DDA corpus. Publisher Collections titles usage won’t count towards DDA usage; the usage will go to Publisher Collections by default.

Frontlist Path to Open titles: Yes. A publisher’s current year titles in Publisher Collections will include all of the publisher’s books available on JSTOR from that publication year, including open access and Path to Open titles. For example, if a library participates in a university press’s 2026 Publisher Collection, they will get all of that press’s Path to Open titles that are already open, plus the press’s titles that are published to Path to Open in 2026 but not yet open. If the library does not renew the press’s Publisher Collection in 2027, they will still have access to the press’s titles that were published to Path to Open in 2026, until the titles become open access.

Backlist Path to Open titles: Yes. A publisher’s backlist titles in Publisher Collections will include  Path to Open titles published prior to the current year which are not yet open. For example, if a library participates in a university press’s 2026 Publisher Collection, they will have access to that press’s titles published to Path to Open in 2024 and 2025 but not yet open. If the library does not renew the press’s Publisher Collection in 2027, they will no longer have access to the press’s Path to Open titles published in 2025, while the press’s titles published to Path to Open in 2024 will flip to open access in 2027.

Use the Publisher Collections: Communications toolkit for publishers to promote your collection. The toolkit includes product information, helpful resources and links, and customizable web, email, and social media templates. You’re also invited to collaborate with JSTOR Marketing on social media promotions, success stories, and other opportunities to showcase your participation in Publisher Collections.