Common Questions About Subscriptions and Trials

Check this chart for answers to the most common questions regarding subscriptions and trials to Project MUSE journal collections.

CONTENT AND TERMS	PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS	FREE TRIAL ACCESS
Available to institutions	Yes	Yes
Available to individuals	No	No
Subscription term	Calendar year, January 1- December 31. No rolling terms.	45-Day trial, no more than one trial in a 24-month period
Mid-year subscriptions	Pricing is pro-rated by month for subscriptions beginning after February 15	N/A
Mid-year upgrades	Allowed, pricing pro-rated by date of upgrade	N/A
Complete content access	Full-text access provided to all available volumes of all journals included in the subscribed collection(s)	Full-text access provided to all available volumes of all journals included in the collection(s) being trialed
Content embargoes	Not allowed for MUSE journals	Not allowed for MUSE journals

ACCESS AND USAGE	PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS	FREE TRIAL ACCESS
IP Access	Supported	Supported
Referring URL Access	Supported	Supported
Proxy Server Access	Supported	Supported
Login/Password Access	Not supported	Not supported
Remote Access	Allowed using supported access methods	Allowed using supported access methods
Unlimited Usage	Allowed	Allowed
Limit on Simultaneous Users	None	None
Abuse Monitoring	Supported, access disabled to offending IP address(es) and institution notified	Supported, access disabled to offending IP address(es) and institution notified
Usage Statistics Reports	COUNTER 2 compliant reports available on the 15th of each month	Not provided