It is developed and launched in 2001 by Informatics India Ltd. As a contribution to the Open Access community, Informatics initially also offered a free platform named Open J-Gate.
The current J-Gate version is categorized into 6 different top level subjects like Biomedical Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Social & Management Science, Agriculture & Biological Sciences, Arts & Humanities and Basic Sciences. J-Gate is accompanied by an extended version, named J-Gate Custom Content for Consortia, offered as a customized resource-sharing platform for Consortium members.