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Books program changes taking effect January 1, 2025

To continue delivering on the promise of a thriving ecosystem for scholarly books, we plan to simplify and improve the program through two program changes effective January 1, 2025.

Simplified books savings model

JSTOR has always offered libraries a variety of savings on books based on a range of criteria. We are simplifying this into one easy-to-understand approach. Libraries will benefit from two types of savings regardless of which JSTOR Books acquisition models they use:  

  1. Books Tier Savings: Libraries save between 5% and 25% on books based on their current number of licensed archive or primary source collections. GREAT NEWS: Those libraries that have migrated to the full JSTOR Archive & Primary Source Collection are eligible for the maximum savings of 25%.

  2. Annual Books Expenditure (ABE) Savings: 0% to a maximum additional 15% savings, based on your library's prior year books spend via all JSTOR books acquisitions models.

The total Books savings will be the sum of two categories. For example, if a library has a 10% ABE Savings and a 15% Books Tier Savings, their total Books savings will be 25%.

Books Savings Tables

Books Tier Savings

Determined by the number of licensed JSTOR archival journals and primary sources collections 

Number of licensed collections

Books Tier Savings %

0 collections

Tier 0: 0%*

1 collection

Tier 1: 5%

2-3 collections

Tier 2: 10%

4-6 collections

Tier 3: 15%**

7-9 collections

Tier 4: 20%

10+ collections

Tier 5: 25%***


* Tier 0 is designated for institutions who do not license JSTOR archival journals or primary sources collections, but purchase Books at JSTOR.
** Participation in the JSTOR Essential Collection, a single collection containing the Arts & Sciences I-IV and VII collections), qualifies for Tier 3 savings.
*** Participation in the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection, a single collection of all licensed journal and primary source content, qualifies for Tier 5 savings.

Annual Books Expenditure Savings

Community JSTOR Classification 0% 5% 10% 15%
Higher Ed Very Large $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $19,999 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000+
Higher Ed Large $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $29,999 $30,000+
Higher Ed Medium $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $19,999 $20,000+
Higher Ed Small $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Higher Ed Very Small $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Higher Ed Dept Only/Special $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Community College All $0 - $1,499 $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Corporate/For-Profit All $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $19,999 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000+
Museum All $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Public Library All $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Secondary Schools All $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Access Initiative Participant All $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Government/Non-Profit Research Tier 1 $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $19,999 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000+
Government/Non-Profit Research Very Large $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $29,999 $30,000+
Government/Non-Profit Research Large $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $19,999 $20,000+
Government/Non-Profit Research Medium $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Government/Non-Profit Research Small $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+
Government/Non-Profit Research Very Small $0 - $1,499 $1,500 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000+

 

Modified DDA triggers

Over the last two years, many publishers have implemented embargos on their frontlist titles across all library aggregators that have DDA (demand-driven acquisition) programs, not specific to JSTOR. These are publisher decisions based on sales of current copyright year books and related impacts on their financial sustainability.

In collaboration with the publishing community and in consultation with libraries, we are modifying our DDA triggers to support our publishers and to increase the number of current copyright ebooks available to libraries.

  • Frontlist (most current three copyright years) triggers will be adjusted to 4 item requests instead of 7
  • Backlist (copyright year of four years or older) triggers will change from 7 to 8 item requests.

These changes aim to encourage publishers to include more frontlist titles in the program and reduce the need for embargos. As a result, libraries will gain improved access to the frontlist titles they seek within the JSTOR program. In addition, this will provide more usage and value to libraries for the backlist titles in DDA.

Effective October 1, 2023: Updated archive fees for Government and Non-Profit Institutions

Effective October 1, 2023 we have made the following updates to archive fees for Government and Non-profit Organizations (GNPs):

  • The new fee model option is now available GNPs. These fees are are listed on the GNP public fees page.
  • GNP fees for individual archive journal and primary source collections have been adjusted:
    • For new GNP participation or one-time payment licensing, fees for Very Large, Large, and Medium GNP fees will be higher than before, bringing GNP fees in alignment with fees for higher education (HE) institutions. This does not impact renewals for existing participants.
    • This has allowed us to create a full journals and primary sources model for the GNP community that is also aligned with the HE fees. Please note: we are still assessing internally what the full journals and primary sources minimum starting fee will be for this group, but for current subscribers we will use their current total AAF as a the starting basis.

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