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Benefits of an Individual JSTOR account

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Save your work

With the JSTOR Workspace, you can save your citations so that next time you log in, you can pick up where you left off.

To save your work:

  1. Create a JSTOR account
  2. Search for content, and click Save 
  3. Once you click Save, that item is in your Workspace
  4. Visit your Workspace to move your citations to folders and add notes

For even more tips and information about researching and managing your citations with the Workspace, see Organizing your research with Workspace.

Connect to your institution

With a personal account you can....

  • Access your institution's content, even when you're not on campus
  • Ensure that you're finding and saving material that your institution provides access to
  • Quickly sign in to JSTOR directly from the JSTOR site no matter where you're doing your research

To link your personal account to your institution's account:

  1. Make sure you log in to your school's account first. You can log in automatically on campus or connect to your institution via Proxy, Shibboleth, or VPN. (Not sure if you're logged in? Check: How to tell if you're logged in to JSTOR)
  2. Create a personal account or sign in to your existing personal account.
  3. That's it! Your personal account is now linked to JSTOR. 
  4. Next time you want to sign in through your school, you can sign in through your personal account to get access to your school's subscription.
  5. To renew your access period, repeat the process above. 

Get free articles

Don't have access to JSTOR through an institution? You still can have access to a large portion of the JSTOR archive with a registered, free personal account. 

During the COVID-19 crisis, we are expanding the number of monthly reads available for free accounts from 6 to 100.

To read articles online for free, all you need to do is:

  1. Create a JSTOR account and log in
  2. Search for your materials
  3. Click "read online"
  4. "Turn the page" by clicking the arrows to the right of the content preview

For more tips, information, and instructions on our free read online program, see How to register & get free access to content. 

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