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How to Use JSTOR: About JSTOR

What is JSTOR?

JSTOR is an online library of Journals, Academic E-books, and Primary Sources.

VVC subscribes to JSTOR Journal Collection which contains contains the full-text of more than 2,800 journals from 1,200 publishers, with publication dates ranging from 1665 to 2020 (for certain titles). Journals are available in more than 75 disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and mathematics.

JSTOR Open Content:

Explore academic content on JSTOR that is open content. Search thousands of free journal articles and open access book chapters. Thousands of titles are available from publishers such as University of California Press, Cornell University Press, NYU Press, and University of Michigan Press. JSTOR includes a growing set of open access academic journals and journal issues. In addition, all journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere is freely available.

Access to Content on JSTOR

You can access to JSTOR through Articles and Databases by clicking here.

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JSTOR FAQs

  • Is all journal content on JSTOR peer reviewed? Nearly all of the journals collected in JSTOR are peer-reviewed publications, but the archives also contain primary sources and content that is much older than today's standard peer-review process. 
  • Why can't I access the full-text of all content on JSTOR? VVC has purchased a specific content through JSTOR. If you need assistance finding an article that is not available as full-text, please contact your librarian for further assistance.
     

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