What's in this article:
- Usage Report Features
- Requesting access to your usage reports
- Report types available
- Scheduled reports
- One-time reports
- Do I need to reschedule my reports?
- Why is my file in .TSV file format (and not .XLSX)?
Features of Journal Usage Reports
- Usage by country and institution gives you insight into your reach on JSTOR
- Schedule weekly, monthly, or quarterly with custom data ranges
- Usage aligned with COUNTER 5 standard (Item Requests)
- Monthly usage displayed as columns for easier manipulation
Requesting access to your reports
In order to see and schedule usage reports, you will need to:
- Create an individual JSTOR account
- Contact support to have administrative privileges added to your account
- You can then access JSTOR Reports for publishers in your individual account
Report types available
Report |
Code |
Description |
Journal Usage by Title |
PUB_JTU |
Usage of your journals on JSTOR by title. Formerly Journal Detailed Usage report. |
Journal Usage by Issue |
PUB_JSU |
Usage of your journals on JSTOR by issue. Includes Volume and Cover Year as separate columns for easy filtering. Formerly Journal Title Usage report. |
Journal Usage by Article |
PUB_JAU |
Usage of your journals on JSTOR by article. Displays total usage of your articles. Formerly the Top Article report. |
Journal Usage by Institution |
PUB_JIU |
Usage of your journals on JSTOR by institution. Newly available online. |
Journal Usage by Country |
PUB_JCU |
Usage of your journals on JSTOR by country/region. Newly available online. Formerly Region Report. |
Schedule a recurring report
Requesting a scheduled report allows you to request data to be delivered automatically to you in monthly or weekly intervals.
To schedule a recurring report:
- Sign in to Publisher Reports page
- Find and click the "Create Report" button on the right side of the page
- Select which report you want to run
- Name your report and choose your publication
- Choose "recurring"
- Select your day and time of delivery
- Select your data range
- Add any additional recipients
- Select "Create Report"
One-time reports
Requesting a one-time report allows you to request data from a certain time period without the report being scheduled for regular delivery.
To request a one time report:
- To schedule a report:
- Sign in to Publisher Reports page
- Find and click the "Create Report" button on the right side of the page
- Select which report you want to run
- Name your report and choose your publication
- Choose "one time"
- Select your data range by start and end date
- Add any additional recipients
- Select "Create Report"
Are Usage Reports for Journal Publishers COUNTER compliant?
While Usage Reports for Journal Publishers are built using the same data as our COUNTER 5 reports, they are technically not COUNTER-compliant because these reports are not defined by the COUNTER code of practice.
Why is my file in .TSV file format (and not .XLSX)?
Due to file size limits and efficient data delivery, usage report files default to .XSLX file format unless they contain 200k or greater rows of data. When this data capacity is reached, report files automatically convert to a .TSV file format for smoother delivery.