As part of JSTOR's mission to create an archive of scholarly literature and
extend access to the archive as broadly as possible, we are proud to announce that
JSTOR has adopted a plan to waive participation fees for any academic or
not-for-profit institution on the continent of
Africa. This plan affects new participants, as
well as institutions that currently participate in JSTOR.
Program highlights:
- Access will be for the entire JSTOR archive, including all content added to
the archive during the period of participation. Information about each collection
may be found at Currently Available Collections
and Journals.
- Access to JSTOR is provided via the Internet, using IP addresses that are
authorized at the institution to have that access. An institution must have
stable IP addresses in order to participate in this program. JSTOR will not be
offering password-based access to Open Africa participants.
- Open Africa participants are required to take the JSTOR Network Performance Test prior to becoming
participants so they are aware of any difficulties they may have in accessing the
archive.
- Current JSTOR participants will receive a pro-rated refund for any fees paid
to JSTOR in 2006, with participation fees waived from that point forward. Annual
Access Fees paid in 2006 will be refunded on a prorated basis from July 1, and
Archive Capital Fees paid in 2006 will be refunded fully. Fees paid to JSTOR
prior to 2006 will not be refunded.
- JSTOR will be waiving the standard access fees (the Archive Capital Fee and
the Annual Access Fee) to the archive to any institution from a country on the
continent of Africa.
- Participation fees will be waived for a minimum of three years, and will
remain waived for as long as economic conditions in the institutions and within
the country dictate, at which point JSTOR will evaluate whether conditions or
circumstances have changed significantly enough to warrant a change in
policy.
Participation Information:
For more information about JSTOR's Open Africa Initiative, please contact participation@jstor.org.
