JSTOR

JSTOR (/ˈdʒeɪstɔːr/; 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 in	English (includes content in other languages)
Owner	Ithaka Harbors
Created by	Andrew W. Mellon Foundation[1]
URL	jstor.org
Registration	Yes
Launched	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Current status	Active[2]
OCLC number	46609535

As of 2013^[update], 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]