Fees for secondary schools

Classifications

There are three classifications for secondary schools: Schools I, Schools II, Schools III.

Secondary schools outside of the United States and all British international schools:

To receive your JSTOR classification please contact our agent, JCS Online Resources, at support@jcsonlineresources.org with the following information:

• The total number of students currently enrolled at your school.
• The percentage (%) of your most recent graduating class that went on to attend university or higher education.

Secondary schools in the United States:

To receive your JSTOR classification, please contact us with answers to the following three questions:

• How many students are currently enrolled at your school?
• What is the per-pupil expenditure or tuition for your school?
• What percentage (%) of your most recent graduating class went on to attend either two-year or four-year college or university? Answer must be in the form of a percentage (%).

Secondary School Collection

The JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection contains Arts & Sciences I-XV, Life Sciences, Business IV, Jewish Studies, Lives of Literature, Public Health, Security Studies, Sustainability, and Primary Source collections.

Secondary schools may also add the Ireland Collection and the Hebrew Journals Collection for a separate set of fees.

Secondary School Collection

Ireland Collection

Hebrew Journals Collection

Artstor collection

The annual fees below are based on your institution’s JSTOR classification. For more information about classifications, see above.

Books at JSTOR

Our Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) ebooks program provides secondary schools with unlimited access to more than 87,000 academic ebooks from over 100 academic publishers for an annual fee of $995.

At the end of each 12-month fee cycle, 75% of the annual fee is applied to automatically purchase the most-used titles.

Digital Stewardship Services

JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services is a seamless, cloud-hosted platform that unites digital asset management, long-term preservation, and expanded discovery pathways—including sharing on JSTOR—with the AI-assisted collections processing tools of JSTOR Seeklight. 

Compare features to determine which tier of our service model is the best fit for your needs. 

Tier 1: Share on JSTOR

Share collections on JSTOR, making them discoverable alongside scholarly research. Includes audio/video hosting, usage analytics, and indexing in search engines and library discovery services.

For Tier 1 fees for secondary schools, contact us. 

Tier 2: Preserve, manage, and share

Everything in Tier 1 plus digital asset management with flexible cataloging tools, broader sharing options, and OAIS-compliant preservation.

For Tier 2 fees for secondary schools, contact us. 

Tier 3: AI-assisted stewardship charter program

Everything in Tiers 1 and 2, plus the AI-powered tools of JSTOR Seeklight for accelerating collections processing—from description to transcription and analysis—while maintaining expert oversight and control. 

Charter program* participants join a growing community of institutions partnering with JSTOR to advance responsible, AI-assisted digital stewardship through shared learning, collaboration, and continuous feedback.

For Tier 3 fees for secondary schools, contact us. 

*Open to institutions with Tier 3 licenses active by or before 12/31/2025