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How to Use JSTOR Text Analyzer

Learn how to use JSTOR text analyzer to find sources for your paper.

Get Started

Save yourself time by searching a new way for source using JSTOR Text Analyzer! All you have to do to get started is upload some text. 

1. Upload a Document with Text

Upload a document with text in it. This can be anything: a paper you're writing, an outline of a work in progress, an article you just downloaded, even a picture of a page of your textbook. 

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2. The Tool Analyzes the Text

The tool analyzes the text within the document to find key topics and terms used, and then uses the ones it deems most important — the "prioritized terms" — to find similar content in JSTOR,

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3. Review the Results

Review the results and download any articles you're interested in and adjust the results you're seeing by adding, removing or adjusting the importance of the prioritized terms.

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Introducing JSTOR Text Analyzer (1:25)