Project MUSE

Project MUSE is a non-profit initiative established in 1993 through a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It serves as an online database that provides access to peer-reviewed academic journals and electronic books, focusing on the humanities and social sciences. The platform was launched in 1995 and is supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The services offered by Project MUSE include digital content aggregation, making a vast collection of over 800 academic journals and more than 100,000 electronic books available on a subscription basis to various libraries. The platform emphasizes accessibility and inclusion, ensuring that all users can engage with scholarly communications. Additionally, Project MUSE is launching an open access initiative called Subscribe to Open (S2O) in 2025, which will allow participating journals to provide free access to their content based on subscription revenue. The platform serves a diverse range of libraries, including academic, public, special, and school libraries, and supports access for low-income countries.