JSTOR vs MathSciNet
JSTOR
jstor.orgMathSciNet
mathscinet.ams.orgSide by side
| Figure | JSTOR | MathSciNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $16.58/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Academic Research Databases | 8.8 (#4) | 7.3 (#22) |
| Purpose | JSTOR is an interactive research and learning platform with primary and secondary sources across more than 70 disciplines. | MathSciNet is an electronic publication providing searchable reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic information for mathematical sciences literature. |
| Support | JSTOR Support accepts requests by email form, phone, and text, and says form responses typically arrive within one to two business days. | The help page lists separate contacts for product functionality, reviewers, the in-house librarian, the Executive Editor, and subscriptions or consortia. |
Plans
JSTOR
- Read onlyFree
- Read onlyFree
- JPASS Monthly$19.50 a month
- JPASS Monthly$19.50 a month
- JPASS Annual$199 a year
- JPASS Yearly$199 a year
- Institutional accessPriced on request
In their own words
JSTOR
JSTOR is a research and learning platform with scholarly and primary-source material across more than 70 disciplines. Its collection contains more than 12 million academic journal articles, millions of primary sources, ebooks, and Artstor images and multimedia. Advanced search and discovery tools help locate content. Workspace lets users save, annotate, organize, upload and share research in folders, then export it as PDFs, PowerPoints or ZIP files. A free personal account can read up to 10 eligible articles online every 30 days, though publisher policies exclude some articles. Users may connect a personal account to a subscribing institution for remote access. JPASS Monthly costs $19.50 per month and includes unlimited reading from 2,400+ academic journals and 10 PDF downloads per month. JPASS Yearly costs $199.00 per year and includes 120 PDF downloads per year. JSTOR supports mobile browsers, keyboard navigation and screen readers, and accepts requests for accessible versions of content. Its audience includes students, educators, librarians and researchers.
MathSciNet
MathSciNet has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.