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JSTOR (including Artstor) provides access to back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The complete backfiles of these journals have been digitized, starting with the first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. JSTOR's agreement with publishers includes an updating provision referred to as a "moving wall." The moving wall is a fixed period of time ranging, in most cases, from 2 to 5 years, that defines the gap between the most recently published issue of any journal and the date of the most recent issue available in JSTOR. The library subscribes to the Arts & Sciences collections I-V and VII, the Health & General Sciences, and the Ireland collection. For more information about JSTOR, see here.
 

The Artstor website will be retired on August 1, 2024. Artstor’s content, key resources, and functionality are moving to JSTOR. Access Artstor on JSTOR by using the Artstor @ JSTOR link on the Libraries' A-Z Database List.

As of May 2023, 98% of Artstor collections have been migrated to Artstor @ JSTOR. Artstor @ JSTOR meets most image-centric researchers' needs and is generally more intuitive than the Artstor website. The Libraries recommend you begin using Artstor @ JSTOR now. Learn more about using Artstor on JSTOR, including searching Artstor collections, copying your Artstor image groups to JSTOR Workspace, and organizing and exporting images on JSTOR Workspace, at jstor.org/artstor.

ITHAKA, the publisher of JSTOR and Artstor, will copy all users' Artstor image groups to their personal JSTOR Workspace in January 2024. During 2023, ITHAKA will communicate details about the experience so Artstor users know exactly what to expect. This one-time copy event will not affect images groups that are copied to Workspace by users before or after, nor will it affect the image groups on Artstor. No action is required now, but Artstor users are encouraged to:

 

The University Libraries do not subscribe to all content available in JSTOR. If you attempt to access JSTOR content without going through the Libraries' website, you may need to follow unique steps to access this content. Jump to a specific help topic:

 

How do I find full text for the articles and books that appear in JSTOR?

This section explains your options for determining whether an article is available in JSTOR, in another database, in the Libraries' print or microfilm collection, or whether you need to submit an ILL request for the article.

To ensure that you are seeing all of the Libraries' subscribed content, as well as to limit your search results to available content, access JSTOR using one of the library's links available on the A-Z Database List or from one of the Libraries' research guides. You will know that you are searching our collection if JSTOR displays the text: Access provided by Georgia Southern University

If an article is immediately available for download, then the Download PDF button on the article detail page will appear red and be clickable. Click on the Download PDF button and you will be taken through the steps to download a .pdf copy of the article. Here is how the button will look:

If an article is available for download as part of our subscription, the "Download PDF" button will be clickable.

If an article is not immediately available for download as part of our JSTOR subscription, then the Download PDF button will appear gray and be unclickable. In this case, use the Your Institution link to see if the article is available in another database, in our print or microfilm collection, or to submit an ILL request for the resource. Here is how the link will look:

If the Download PDF button is gray and be unclickable, use the Your Institution link to see if the article is otherwise available.

Never pay for an article in JSTOR. If you need an article but cannot access it, submit an ILL request and let the Libraries get a copy for you!

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How do I access full text in JSTOR without going through the Libraries' website first?

If you attempt to access JSTOR content without going through the Libraries' website, you may need to follow unique authentication steps for accessing this content.

JSTOR offers several ways to log in. On any page, click on Log in through your library, Log in, Login, Find My Institution, or Log in with Google. Any of these options will allow you to log in and access Georgia Southern's content.

JSTOR login options

Depending on which login screen you are taken to, either search for and select Georgia Southern University from the institution list or enter your Georgia Southern email address and click Next. In either case, you will be directed to the MyGS login. Log in via MyGS, and you will be directed back to JSTOR.

JSTOR login options

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