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.
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
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 gateMost content requires institutional subscription; growing free archive.
Semantic Scholar
- S2 Open Research APIFree public API with full metadata + abstract.
Other dimensions for JSTOR vs Semantic Scholar
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