Overview
JSTOR has released its September 2026 content update covering changes to its multidisciplinary, discipline-specific and thematic collections. The update is intended to help librarians and participating institutions remain informed about newly available titles and changes affecting JSTOR’s collection coverage.
Institutions can access the detailed September release information through JSTOR’s content-release webpage. The same resource also provides an archive of previous updates, allowing libraries to review changes over time and determine which additions are relevant to their users, collections and subscriptions.
Details
Content Release Information
Update: JSTOR Content Release – 2026 Updates.
Release period: September 2026.
Provider: JSTOR, a service of ITHAKA.
Intended audience: Librarians, collection-development professionals and institutional contacts at organisations participating in JSTOR.
Collections Covered
Multidisciplinary collections: Updates may include titles that support teaching and research across multiple academic disciplines.
Discipline-specific collections: The release includes information about collections organised around defined academic subjects and research fields.
Thematic collections: Updates also apply to curated collections developed around particular themes, topics or areas of scholarly interest.
Information Available
Title-level information: JSTOR’s content-release page provides detailed information about title updates included in the September 2026 release.
Collection-level information: Libraries can review how individual collections have changed and identify additions relevant to their institutional needs.
Previous releases: The webpage also contains a complete list of earlier content updates, enabling institutions to review the history of JSTOR’s collection changes.
Relevance for Libraries
Collection management: Content-release information can help librarians monitor additions and changes within the collections available to their institutions.
User awareness: Libraries can use the update to inform faculty members, researchers and students about newly available scholarly content.
Discovery services: Reviewing title changes can support the maintenance of library catalogues, knowledge bases, link resolvers and discovery systems.
Collection evaluation: Institutions can compare the updated coverage with their teaching, learning and research priorities when reviewing subscriptions and access arrangements.
Historical tracking: Access to previous releases enables librarians to maintain a record of how JSTOR collections have developed over time.
Access and Contact
Content updates: The full list is available through JSTOR’s official content-releases page for librarians.
Website: www.jstor.org
Contact: participation@jstor.org
Source limitation: The supplied communication does not identify the individual titles added or changed. These should be reviewed in JSTOR’s complete September 2026 content-release list.
