JSTOR Introduces JPASS: Personal Access to Vast Digital Library of Journal Archives for Individuals

JSTOR Introduces JPASS: Personal Access to Vast Digital Library of Journal Archives for Individuals effort to open its doors to people beyond universities, colleges, and high schools. Individuals can now get their own JPASS: a monthly or annual pass that provides access to 1,500 journals from JSTOR’s archive collection.

JPASS offers people unlimited online reading from an expansive library of high quality journals across 50 subject areas and the ability to download up to 10 articles a month or 120 per year. JPASS holders also get a MyJSTOR account, enabling them to access JSTOR 24/7 from any device by simply logging in. In addition, this personalized access provides users with the ability to set up alerts for specific search terms or journals; to save and export citations; and, as a unique feature, to enjoy a personal library of saved article downloads, which are preserved and accessible to them—even if their JPASS expires. Nearly 1 million people are reported to have registered with JSTOR and are using Register & Read today. JPASS fees range from $19.50 for a monthly to $199 for an annual pass. Discounts are being made available to JSTOR’s Register & Read users as well as to members of scholarly societies whose journals are included in the JPASS Collection.

For more information on JPASS, visit http://jpass.jstor.org