Current humanities and social-science scholarship, journals and books.
At a Glance
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Coverage | humanities and social-science journals and scholarly books from university presses and societies |
| Access | institutional subscription (some open-access content) |
| Free alternative | DOAJ, OAPEN for open books |
| Regional | global, English-dominant. |
Our Take
Where JSTOR is the historical archive, Project MUSE is strong on current humanities and social-science content — recent journal issues and scholarly monographs from university presses, often available the moment they publish. The two are complementary more than competitive. It’s largely subscription-based, with a growing open-access component. Use it for current humanities and social-science journals and university-press books; pair with JSTOR for the historical back-file.
Power Tips
- Use Project MUSE for current issues and scholarly monographs, then JSTOR for the deep back-file — together they cover the timeline
- check its open-access collections and OAPEN for freely available scholarly books.
Alternatives & Complements
JSTOR · OAPEN · DOAJ · Scopus.
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