IATIS membership (individual or group) is open to anyone who is interested in IATIS activities.

Here you'll find information on the Association's membership policy, the range of membership fees, sponsorship of members and members' benefits. If you still have queries prior to registering as a member, please contact the membership committee: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Membership policy: IATIS differential membership fees

In recognition of the uneven distribution of wealth and financial constraints in different areas of the world, and in response to requests to address this issue made by IATIS membership during the General Assembly held in Seoul in August 2004, the Membership Committee has devised a scheme consisting of four membership fee bands, based on GDP data (last updated at the start of 2012).

Click here to access an alphabetical list of countries classified into the four membership bands.

Individual membership

IATIS members from Band 1 countries pay full fees, whereas members living in Band 2 , Band 3 , and Band 4 countries are entitled to discounted fees. Students are also entitled to discounts. The membership fees are as follows:

Group membership

For institutions (universities, associations, professional groups, etc.) wishing to join IATIS as a group of 5 to 20 individuals, the normal membership fee will be reduced by 50% for each member within the group. As with individual membership, the discount is calculated on the basis of the country where the institution is located. Extra discounts are available to groups of 21 to 40 individuals.

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Sponsoring IATIS members

IATIS is committed to supporting scholars in areas of the world with restricted access to resources and facilities.  It asks Band 1 members to contribute an optional £3 to a sponsorship fund when they register or renew their membership. It also encourages its members to consider sponsoring colleagues from Band 4 countries in particular.

To sponsor a new member:

• use the online registration system to fill in the details of the new member you wish to sponsor and your own credit card details. 
• Although the member you are sponsoring may reside in a Band 4 or Band 3 country, you may still wish to sponsor them at the Band 1 full rate. If you do so, they would receive a hard copy of the IATIS Yearbook in addition to electronic access to a pdf version. All other membership benefits remain the same for all bands.

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IATIS membership benefits

Note that membership is always for the calendar year in which the application and payment are made.

• IATIS Yearbook: Members paying the full Band 1 fee are entitled to a hard copy of the IATIS Yearbook for that year of membership. All other members gain electronic access to the pdf file of the Yearbook but do not receive a hard copy by post. Members who are residents of countries falling within Bands 2, 3  or 4 may choose to pay the full Band 1 fee if they wish to receive a hard copy of the IATIS Yearbook.

• Special discounts rates: 30% discount on all publications by IATIS, 20% discount on registration fees for IATIS conferences.
• Free access to the full range of Intranews services with an average of 24 bulletins issued each working day, 24,000 reports available in its archives for research purposes, business information including calls for tender, and a multilingual, multinational selection of more than 300 job offers each day.
• IATIS Bulletin: a newsletter sent electronically to all members three times a year.
• Access to past issues of the IATIS Bulletin and the online versions of the IATIS Yearbooks, past and current.
• Inclusion in the IATIS mailing list.
• Publishers' Discounts: Discount on books published by various publishers:
  • 30% discount on John Benjamins publications , by writing to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or faxing orders to +31 (0)20 673 9773 (Subject: IATIS Member Discount)
  • 25% discount on Multilingual Matters publications.
  • 30% discount on Rodopi publications, by writing to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Subject: IATIS Member Discount)
  • 15% discount on St. Jerome publications.
  • 15% discount on Routledge publications.
• Group members are entitled to the same rights and advantages as individual members. Each institution will receive one printed copy of the IATIS Yearbook, while all group members will be entitled to download the electronic version.

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