JSTOR Admin: Getting Started

Accessing JSTOR Admin

Before you can access JSTOR Admin, you'll need to log in with a personal JSTOR account with administrative permissions for your institution.

If you have an account with admin permissions for JSTOR or Artstor, you're ready to log into JSTOR Admin.

If you don't have an account:

• Create a personal JSTOR account by filling out the form on our registration page and then contact JSTOR Support and we'll work with you to provide admin permissions for your account.
• OR if you have an existing JSTOR admin at your institution, they can create an account with admin permissions for you.

If you have an account but don't have admin permissions:

• Contact JSTOR Support and we'll work with you to provide admin permissions for your account.
• OR if you have an existing JSTOR admin at your institution, they can grant your account admin permissions.

If you're a new administrator at your institution or would like to update your existing product, invoicing, and/or renewal communications, you can get started by filling out our institutional contact update form.

View usage data

When you log into JSTOR Admin, you'll find book and journal content usage statistics for the following categories for your institution on the dashboard:

• Licensed title usage
• Open Access title usage
• Denied title frequency

For each category you can view the total number of titles for the selected time range, as well as the change in usage of the most used titles (or most denied access titles) compared to the previous period. Available time ranges are: the past 4 weeks, past 6 months, or past year.

You can also download a report (Excel spreadsheet) containing the information shown for the selected usage category and time range. Note that these reports are not full COUNTER reports. See Download and schedule usage reports for more information.

View and manage access methods

You can review and manage your institutional access methods on the Access Methods page in JSTOR Admin.

On this page, you'll find information about your institution's:

• IP Addresses
• Proxies
• Referring URL
• Google, Microsoft, or Clever single sign-on (SSO)
• SAML (Shibboleth)
• Remote username and password

To learn more about available access methods, see Access Management Overview.

View your account information

You can view your institutional account information on the Account Information page in JSTOR Admin.

On this page, you will find information about:

• Institutional branding, including your provider designation
• OpenURL information
• SUSHI Harvesting account information

To learn more, see Where can I find my institution's account information?

View and manage users

You can view and manage your institution's user accounts on the User Management page in JSTOR Admin.

On this page, you'll be able to:

• View existing users, including their status, remote access expiration date, and last login
• Email yourself a list of your users
• Invite new users to create an account automatically paired with your institution
• Renew or expire remote access for users
• Grant administrative permissions

To learn more, see User Management Overview.

Download content holdings

You can view summary statistics and download holdings files for your institution's current content holdings, as well as information regarding free and open content on JSTOR, on the Holdings page in JSTOR Admin.

On this page you'll find information and holdings files for:

• Journals
• Books
• Primary Sources
• Images
• Institutional Collections
• Free and Open content on JSTOR

To learn more and see what holdings files are available by content type, see Accessing and Downloading your Library Holdings.

View your Alma autoholdings information

If your institution uses Alma (Ex Libris), you can set up automated holdings for Books at JSTOR content, including Open Access titles. To do this, you'll need your Institutional Token ID, which can be found on the Alma Linking page in JSTOR Admin.

To learn more about configuring autoholdings in Alma, see JSTOR & ProQuest/Ex Libris Discovery Resources.

Download and schedule usage reports

JSTOR provides a variety of usage statistics in the "Reports" section of JSTOR Admin.

• Usage reporting for both the JSTOR and Artstor platforms can be found on the COUNTER page in JSTOR Admin. For more information about our COUNTER-compliant usage reports, see Usage Reports: COUNTER 5.1 Overview.
• Usage reporting for Artstor licensed and open collections on JSTOR, as well as cross-platform usage reporting, can be found on the Artstor Collection page.
• Usage reports for books can be found on the Books at JSTOR page in JSTOR Admin. For more information about book usage data for different acquisition models, see Books at JSTOR Reports.
• If your institution is a contributor to JSTOR Shared Collections, you can see usage reporting for your institution's collections on the Shared Collections Usage Reports page in JSTOR Admin. See Usage Reports for Shared Collections on JSTOR for more information.
• Information on your institution’s user activity on the JSTOR platform beyond COUNTER metrics can be found in the JSTOR Engagement Report. This report includes counts for item views and downloads, as well as individual account logins, browsing, advanced searches, saves to Workspace, and full screen presentation use. See JSTOR Engagement Report for more information.

Upload EBA title selections

If your institution participates in the Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) program, you can upload your EBA title selections in JSTOR Admin during the EBA selection period. 

The acquisitions administrator at your institution will receive an email 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 during the selection period:

1. Log into JSTOR Admin with a personal account that has administrative permissions.
   • Not an admin yet? See Accessing JSTOR Admin to get started.
2. Select EBA Selection in the JSTOR Admin sidebar.
3. At the bottom of the upload page, drag and drop your completed title selection file (.xlsx) or select Choose file to select your title selection file from your computer.
4. You’ll see a confirmation message that your selections have been submitted.

After your selection has been processed, you'll receive a receipt email summarizing your institution's purchases.

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 JSTOR Support.