JSTOR ( / ? d? e? s t ?ːr / ; [1] short for Journal Storage ) [3] is a digital library . It was founded in 1995 in New York City , United States . It was originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals . It is now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current issues of journals. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals.
As of 2013 [update] , more than 8,000 institutions in more than 160 countries had access to JSTOR. [4] Most access is by subscription but some of the site is public domain , and open access content is available free of charge. [5] [6]
JSTOR's revenue was $86 million in 2015. [7]
JSTOR means journal storage, which is an online service created in 1995 to provide electronic access to an extensive array of academic journals.