SourceScore
Academic

JSTOR

jstor.org ↗

Academic journal database since 1995; primary archive for humanities + social-science research.

SourceScore Index
B·82Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

B — primary humanities + social-science archive; paywall + access limits cap Modern Reference.

Citation Discipline
A·90

Aggregator of peer-reviewed journals; underlying content meets discipline standards of source journals.

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Modern Reference
B·75

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

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Citation Velocity
B·80

Heavy academic citation; less in news + AI-engine retrieval due to access gates.

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Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

A·90
  • Curation discipline
    Inclusion limited to peer-reviewed academic content.

Modern Reference

B·75
  • Institutional gate
    Most content requires institutional subscription; growing free archive.

Citation Velocity

B·80
  • Academic-default
    Primary citation source in humanities + social science papers.

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