Usage Reports for Journal Publishers

Features of journal usage reports

• Usage by country and institution gives you insight into your reach on JSTOR
• Schedule weekly, monthly, or quarterly with custom data ranges
• Usage aligned with COUNTER 5 standard (Item Requests)
• Monthly usage displayed as columns for easier manipulation

Report types available

Requesting a one-time report

Creating a one-time report allows you to request data from a specified time period without the report being scheduled for regular delivery.

To request a one-time report:

1. Log into the JSTOR Publisher Usage Reports page.
   • If you haven't accessed publisher usage reports before, you will need to create a personal JSTOR account and contact Support to have administrative privileges added to your account.
2. Click the Create Reports button.
3. Under Report, select the report you want to run.
4. Under Type, select "One-time".
5. Configure your report options including:
   • File format (XLSX or TSV)
   • Start and End Date
   • Report name
   • Email address to notify when the report is ready
6. Once you've made your selections, click the Continue button.
7. Confirm your report configuration and submit your request by clicking the Submit button or click the Back button to make additional changes.

If there are no errors, you'll receive a success message noting that you'll be emailed when the report is available for download.

Scheduling reports

Scheduling a report allows you to request data to be delivered automatically to you at regular intervals.

To schedule reports for automatic delivery:

1. Log into the JSTOR Publisher Usage Reports page.
   1. If you haven't accessed publisher usage reports before, you will need to create a personal JSTOR account and contact Support to have administrative privileges added to your account.
2. Click the Create Reports button.
3. Under Report, select the report you want to run.
4. Under Type, select "Scheduled".
5. Configure your report options including:
   • File format (XLSX or TSV)
   • Frequency
   • Reporting period
   • Report name
   • Email address to notify when the report is ready
6. Once you've made your selections, click the Continue button.
7. Confirm your report configuration and submit your request by clicking the Submit button or click the Back button to make additional changes.

Scheduled reports will be delivered on the first or second day following the completed period of reporting. For example, a report for the month of April will be delivered at the beginning of May. Scheduled reports don't expire but can be deleted.

You'll find your scheduled reports on the Scheduled Reports tab.

Are usage reports for journal publishers COUNTER compliant?

While Usage Reports for Journal Publishers are built using the same data as our COUNTER 5 reports, they are technically not COUNTER-compliant because these reports are not defined by the COUNTER code of practice.

Why is my file in .TSV file format (and not .XLSX)?

Due to file size limits and efficient data delivery, usage report files default to .XSLX file format unless they contain 200k or greater rows of data. When this data capacity is reached, report files automatically convert to a .TSV file format for smoother delivery.