Membership
Guidelines
Guidelines to fill the ISA individual membership form
1. ISA individual membership
ISA individual membership fees cover a 4-year period (January 1 - December 31) and include an on-line subscription to ISA journals: Current Sociology and International Sociology.
Applications received until October 15 will be processed for the current calendar year; applications received after October 15 will be processed for the following calendar year.
ISA membership fee is not refundable.
Regular individual membership is open to scholars or professionals active in sociological teaching, in research and/or in practice. To become a member and to maintain membership, individual members must join and maintain membership in both the ISA and at least one of its Research Committees, Working Groups or Thematic Groups. All those who participate regularly in activities of the ISA are expected to be individual members.
Membership type
ISA memberships are classified into: Regular, Life and Student
- Regular membership: applies to all members who are not eligible for Life or Student membership.
- Life membership is available after age 70; a copy of identity documentation showing the birth date is required. It should be renewed at no cost every four years.
- Student membership (available during studies up to the first doctorate and within one year after completing the PhD). Students are requested to provide a copy of their student card (showing a valid expiration date) or other official documentation confirming their current student status. ISA membership fee depends on the country in which the documents proving student status were issued.
Economy categories A, B, and C
Membership fees are based on country of current residence. Countries are classified into 3 categories, A, B and C, according to the Gross National Income of the economy of countries.
Category | Fee for 4 calendar years | ||
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A | Regular Member | USD 289 | |
Student | USD 139 | ||
Life | USD 315 | ||
B | Regular Member | USD 121 | |
Student | USD 58 | ||
Life | USD 210 | ||
C | Regular Member | USD 42 | |
Student | USD 32 | ||
Life | USD 105 |
Journals Subscription
Journals subscription fees cover a 4-year period (January 1 - December 31)
ISA Regular and Student membership fees include:
- Online free access to both ISA journals: Current Sociology and International Sociology
- Optional: one print journal free
- Second print journal USD 45
ISA Life membership fees include:
- Online free access to both ISA journals: Current Sociology and International Sociology
- First print journal USD 80
- Second print journal USD 45
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2. Affiliation to Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups
Affiliation fees to join Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups cover a 4-year period (January 1 - December 31).
Some RC/WG/TG offer discount fees for students in all countries and members residing in countries classified in category B and C.
Non-ISA members interested in joining the Committees and Groups should contact respective RC/WG/TG Secretaries.
Research Committees | ||
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01 | Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution Discount |
USD 50 USD 25 |
02 | Economy and Society Discount |
USD 50 USD 10 |
03 | Community Research Discount |
USD 40 USD 20 |
04 | Sociology of Education Discount |
USD 30 USD 10 |
05 | Racism, Nationalism, Indigeneity and Ethnicity Discount |
USD 40 USD 20 |
06 | Family Research Students Life |
USD 40 USD 10 USD 80 |
07 | Futures Research Supporter Discount |
USD 20 USD 40 USD 10 |
LIFE Voluntary Category A Category B & C |
USD 80 USD 40 USD 20 |
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08 | History of Sociology Discount |
USD 30 USD 15 |
09 | Social Transformations and Sociology of Development Supporter Discount |
USD 35 USD 50 USD 20 |
LIFE Voluntary Category A Category B & C |
USD 80 USD 40 USD 20 |
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10 | Participation, Organizational Democracy and Self-Management Life Discount |
USD 40 USD 120 USD 20 |
11 | Sociology of Aging Discount and Life |
USD 40 USD 20 |
12 | Sociology of Law Cat. B & C and Students Cat. A Student Cat. B & C Life Category A Life Category B & C |
USD 100 USD 50 USD 25 USD 150 USD 75 |
13 | Sociology of Leisure Discount |
USD 30 USD 20 |
14 | Sociology of Communication, Knowledge & Culture Student Life |
USD 25 USD 10 USD 25 |
15 | Sociology of Health Discount |
USD 60 USD 20 |
16 | Sociological Theory Discount |
USD 25 USD 10 |
17 | Sociology of Organization Category A Category B & C & Students Life Supporter Voluntary |
USD 20 USD 10 USD 10 USD 80 USD 80 |
18 | Political Sociology | USD 30 |
19 | Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy Discount |
USD 80 USD 35 |
20 | Comparative Sociology Regular A, Life A Student A Regular B, Life B Student B Regular C, Life C Student C |
USD 25 USD 15 USD 25 USD 10 USD 10 USD 5 |
21 | Regional and Urban Development Discount |
USD 50 USD 10 |
22 | Sociology of Religion Category B Category C |
USD 30 USD 20 USD 10 |
23 | Sociology of Science and Technology | USD 20 |
24 | Environment and Society Discount |
USD 50 USD 20 |
25 | Language and society Discount |
USD 40 USD 15 |
26 | Sociotechnics, Sociological Practice Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
27 | Sociology of Sport Discount |
USD 25 USD 10 |
28 | Social Stratification Category B/C & students |
USD 100 USD 20 |
29 | Deviance and Social Control | USD 30 |
30 | Sociology of Work | USD 35 |
31 | Sociology of Migration | USD 20 |
32 | Women, Gender, and Society Discount |
USD 24 USD 12 |
33 | Logic and Methodology in Sociology Discount |
USD 60 USD 20 |
34 | Sociology of Youth Discount |
USD 50 USD 10 |
35 | Conceptual and Terminological Analysis | USD 10 |
36 | Alienation Theory and Research Student & Category C |
USD 40 USD 25 |
37 | Sociology of Arts Category B Category C Student |
USD 40 USD 20 USD 10 USD 10 |
38 | Biography and Society Discount |
USD 40 USD 20 |
39 | Sociology of Disasters Students Category A Category B Category C & Students Category B & C |
USD 70 USD 30 USD 17 USD 10 |
40 | Sociology of Agriculture and Food Category B Category C |
USD 40 USD 20 USD 10 |
41 | Sociology of Population Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
42 | Social Psychology Category A & B Category C Students |
USD 25 USD 15 USD 10 |
43 | Housing and Built Environment Category B Category C & Students |
USD 40 USD 30 USD 20 |
44 | Labor Movements Category B & Students Category A Category C & Students Category B Students Category C |
USD 40 USD 20 USD 10 USD 5 |
45 | Rational Choice Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
LIFE Category A Category B & C |
USD 30 USD 15 |
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46 | Clinical Sociology Students Category A Category B Category C & Students Category B & C |
USD 30 USD 20 USD 15 USD 10 |
47 | Social Classes and Social Movements | USD 10 |
48 | Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change Discount |
USD 30 USD 10 |
49 | Mental Health and Illness Category B & C and students Life |
USD 40 USD 10 USD 20 |
50 | International Tourism Discount Students Category A Students Category B & C |
USD 60 USD 40 USD 20 USD 10 |
51 | Sociocybernetics Category A Regular Students Life |
USD 25 USD 15 USD 50 |
Category B & C Regular & Students Life |
USD 10 USD 20 |
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52 | Sociology of Professional Groups Discount |
USD 40 USD 10 |
53 | Sociology of Childhood Discount |
USD 60 USD 20 |
54 | The Body in the Social Sciences Discount Life |
USD 50 USD 20 USD 50 |
55 | Social Indicators | USD 15 |
56 | Historical Sociology Discount |
USD 40 USD 20 |
57 | Visual Sociology Category B Category C & Students |
USD 40 USD 20 USD 10 |
Working Groups | ||
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01 | Sociology of Local-Global Relations Discount |
USD 40 USD 20 |
05 | Famine and Society Discount |
USD 30 USD 10 |
06 | Institutional Ethnography Category B Category C & Students |
USD 40 USD 20 USD 10 |
08 | Society and Emotions | USD 10 |
10 | Digital Sociology Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
11 | Violence and Society Discount Life |
USD 50 USD 10 USD 10 |
Thematic Groups | ||
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03 | Human Rights and Global Justice Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
04 | Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
07 | Senses and Society Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
09 | Sociological Teaching Discount Life |
USD 20 USD 10 USD 10 |
12 | Social Love and Solidarity Discount |
USD 20 USD 10 |
For any further details, contact ISA Membership isa-membership@isa-sociology.org.