SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

JSTOR vs Semantic Scholar — Modern Reference

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

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Verdict

Semantic Scholar outscores JSTOR on Modern Citation Reference by 17 points (A · 92 vs B · 75).

Academic

JSTOR

jstor.org
B·75
Rank #105 of 130 on Modern Reference

DOI per paper; structured metadata; access tiered (institutional, individual, free archive 'JPASS').

Higher Modern Reference
Academic

Semantic Scholar

semanticscholar.org
A·92
Rank #13 of 130 on Modern Reference

Free public API + bulk corpus + CC-licensed metadata; broad LLM corpus inclusion.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
JSTOR
jstor.org
75B·75#105 / 130view →
Semantic Scholar
semanticscholar.org
92A·92#13 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

JSTORB·75
Modern Reference · 75/100

DOI per paper; structured metadata; access tiered (institutional, individual, free archive 'JPASS').

Semantic ScholarA·92
Modern Reference · 92/100

Free public API + bulk corpus + CC-licensed metadata; broad LLM corpus inclusion.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

JSTOR
  • Institutional gate
    Most content requires institutional subscription; growing free archive.
Semantic Scholar
  • S2 Open Research API
    Free public API with full metadata + abstract.

Other dimensions for JSTOR vs Semantic Scholar

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — Semantic Scholar leads
Discipline
JSTOR +4 pts
Velocity
JSTOR +8 pts

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Sources & references

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