Membership Categories

Anyone with an interest in scholarly communication may join SSP.

Choose the category that best applies to you:

Individual Memberships

Individual Member—Annual Dues $130 (New Member Rate)
Available to any publishing professional; includes all the benefits and privileges of full membership.

Early Career Member—Annual Dues $75
Available for those who are new to the publishing world, in their first year of work, having graduated from school, or transitioned from another profession. Early Career Membership applies for a maximum of two years. All the benefits and privileges of full membership apply.

Librarian Member— Annual Dues $75
Open to librarians/library staff currently working in a library. Includes all the benefits and privileges of full membership.

Student Member—Annual Dues $30
Open to full-time students only; a copy of enrollment certificate or student ID is required with renewal. All the benefits and privileges of full membership apply.

Organizational Memberships

Directed toward organizations with an interest in scholarly publishing. A full listing of benefits and qualifications appears below.

Sustaining and Supporting Organizational levels both receive the following benefits:

Visibility on the SSP Web site, with hyperlink to your company's site.
Acknowledgment in the Annual Meeting Program and Membership Directory and on the SSP Web site.
Invitation to a special reception at the SSP Annual Meeting.
Highlighted exposure at the SSP Annual Meeting with ribbons for all attendees from your company.
Banner ad in the online Services Directory.
Member rates for all your staff to attend the Annual Meeting and the premeeting seminars.
Two free educational seminars per year for one staff member from your organization (pertains to publishers and nonprofit organizations).
Preferred discounted exhibit space at the Annual Meeting. Priority assignment among Supporting Organizational Members based on date received after Sustaining Organizations; contract must be received before the exhibitor early bird deadline (pertains to Vendor members).
Additional benefits are listed below.

Sustaining Organization—Annual Dues $3,050
Includes up to twenty (20) individual memberships to SSP for members of the organization, with all rights and privileges of full membership (which qualifies them for regular member discounts on registration fees for meetings, seminars, etc.) Please supply a list of names and contact information with the renewal payment or application.

Supporting Organization—Annual Dues $1,250
Includes up to five (5) individual memberships to SSP for members of the organization, with all rights and privileges of full membership (which qualifies them for regular member discounts on registration fees for meetings, seminars, etc.) Please supply a list of names and contact information with the renewal payment or application.

Benefactor Sponsor
Eligibility: This category is open to current organizational members at either the Supporting or Sustaining level who provide an annual contribution of $2,500 or more, in addition to the membership dues (or in-kind equivalents).

Kristi Klinke, Director of Member Services

Michael Phillippe, Mady Tissenbaum and Toni Tracy, Cochairs, Membership Committee