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WRI-103, Prof. Vancza, Fall 2021: JSTOR

Access JSTOR

JSTOR Search Tips

  • Type one concept per box.
  • Increase the relative importance of a search term, by searching in the title of the item.
  • Limit results to articles, to avoid getting other types of sources, such as book reviews. 

JSTOR: Search Screen

Screen shot of JSTOR search screen. Place search terms in the title. Limit to articles.

'JSTOR's Contains the Deepest Backfile

JSTOR has the full run of the journals that it contains. This means that if a journal was founded in the 1800s, then JSTOR has those earliest articles. 

Screen shot of JSTOR article result from 1973.