Using your JSTOR Admin Account

What's in this article:

• Accessing JSTOR Admin
• View account information
• Download library holdings
• Obtain usage statistics
• Upload EBA title selections

Accessing JSTOR Admin

If you are an administrator for your institution, you’ll need administrative permissions to access JSTOR Admin. We will work with you to provide administrative permissions to your individual JSTOR account.

If you don't have an individual JSTOR account, you can make one for free. To register you will need to:

1. Visit the Registration Page.
2. Create your account by filling in the required fields.
3. Contact Support to let them know you would like to have administrative permissions for your institution.
4. Support will let you know that your account is set-up and provide instructions on how to use your JSTOR Admin account.

If you are a new administrator the best way to get started is by filling out our contact update form.

View account information

You can view your institutional account information by logging in to JSTOR Admin and going to the Account Information section of the page. On this page, you can find information about your institution:

• Institutional access methods
• Institutional branding
• Sushi account information

For more information about locating and viewing your institution's account information, see Where can I find my institution's account information?

Download library holdings

You can download your institution's holdings file from JSTOR Admin. The Library Holdings section will provide a comprehensive list by content type based on your institution's JSTOR subscription. To download your holdings file: 

1. Go to the JSTOR Admin homepage.
2. Log into your individual JSTOR account using the Admin Login button.
3. Under the Library Holdings section, choose your content type.
4. Choose to download your holdings as an Excel or KBART file. 

For more information on how to navigate the holdings portal please see: Accessing and Downloading your Library Holdings.

Obtain usage statistics

JSTOR provides a variety of usage statistics available for book and journal subscriptions. 

To create, download, and manage usage reports:

1. Go to the JSTOR Admin homepage.
2. Log into your individual JSTOR account using the Admin Login button.
3. Under the "Usage Reports" section, choose your report set: COUNTER 4, COUNTER 5, or Books at JSTOR.
4. Click on "Create Report" to create or schedule a new report.
5. Your report history will automatically populate to view previously created reports.

For more information about our COUNTER-compliant journal usage reports, see Usage Reports Overview: COUNTER 4 and Usage Reports Overview: COUNTER 5.

For more information about eBook usage data for the different acquisition models, see Books at JSTOR Reports.

Upload EBA title selections 

If your institution participates in the Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) program, you will need an administrative account to upload your EBA title selections. This will be available between May 15 and June 15. The acquisitions administrator at your institution will receive an email from support@jstor.org, which includes a download link for your EBA title selection file and a link to upload your completed title selection file. 

To upload your EBA title selections:

1. Ensure you have downloaded your EBA title selection file and make your selections.
2. Follow the "Upload your selections here" link found in the JSTOR EBA title selection email sent in May.
3. At the bottom of the upload page, drag and drop your completed title selection file (.xlsx) or click “Choose File” to select your title selection file from your computer. 
4. You will see a confirmation message that your selections have been submitted.
5. After your selections have been processed, you will receive a statement from participation@jstor.org summarizing your institution's purchases within 24 hours. Large orders may take additional time to process.

If your EBA selection file does not upload correctly, you experience any errors, or you did not receive your EBA title selection file, please contact Support.

If you have questions about JSTOR's EBA selection policy, contact your Outreach Representative (copied on the selection file and statement emails) or participation@jstor.org.