Word Cloud from 2024 Members Meeting when participants were asked, "Why should somebody join or renew a membership in SSB?"
Benefits of Being a Member
- Online and/or print access to Systematic Biology, the most highly cited primary research journal in the fields of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. See the JOURNAL menu item above for more information about the Society's journal.
- Members do not have to pay page charges and receive a 20% discount on open-access fees when publishing in Systematic Biology.
- Annual meetings for exchange of ideas and networking with the top scientists in systematics and evolution. Members get reduced meeting fees and smaller stand-alone meetings are restricted to members. See the MEETINGS menu item above for more information.
- Access to Travel Awards, Research Awards, and Research Funds in systematic biology and phylogenetics. See the AWARDS menu item above for more information.
- Participation in one of our workshops on phylogenetic methods, often held at the annual Evolution Meeting.
- Join a group of scientists pushing for improvements in how we do biology, whether it is through open access (Systematic Biology is OA Green: all articles are available to all one year after publication, with no cost to authors, and authors can choose to pay a fee to release them earlier), promoting reproducibility (SSB is a charter member of Dryad, an online repository of data from scientific publications), organizing and co-sponsoring events to promote women and other underrepresented groups in science, and sponsoring the Phyloseminar series to allow anyone to see cutting edge phylogenetics talks.
- We have special rates for students, options for multi-year memberships, and even affordable lifetime memberships.
- Our society is big enough to have an impact, but small enough that every voice matters. Join us!
Please choose the membership category that best suits your situation and desired benefits.
Global Assistance Membership Program
The SSB Global Membership Assistance (GMA) Program offers discounted membership to students, researchers, and educators in 152 countries and territories around the world based on World Bank classifications. Check the list of countries below to see if you are eligible.
GMA Group 1: 50% Discount on SSB Membership
Albania
Brazil
Ecuador
Indonesia
Libya
Nauru
Samoa
Turkey
Antigua and Barbuda
Bulgaria
Equatorial Guinea
Islamic Republic of Iran
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Iraq
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Jordan
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Grenada
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Peru
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Kosovo
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Guyana
Latvia
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Lebanon
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Russian Federation
Tonga
GMA Group 2: 100% Discount on SSB Membership
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Morocco
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India
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West Bank and Gaza
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Eswatini
Dem. People's Rep. Korea
Mongolia
Rwanda
Timor-Leste
Zimbabwe
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