JSTOR

distributor of eBooks and other digital media
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JSTOR (/ˈstɔːr/;[1] short for Journal Storage)[3] is a digital library. It was founded in 1995 in New York City, United States. It was originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals. It is now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current issues of journals. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals.

JSTOR
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Type of site
Digital library
Available inEnglish (includes content in other languages)
OwnerIthaka Harbors
Created byAndrew W. Mellon Foundation[1]
URLjstor.org
RegistrationYes
Launched1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Current statusActive[2]
OCLC number46609535

As of 2013, more than 8,000 institutions in more than 160 countries had access to JSTOR.[4] Most access is by subscription but some of the site is public domain, and open access content is available free of charge.[5][6]

JSTOR's revenue was $86 million in 2015.[7]

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