ICA also has 39 institutional members (university departments or related institutions) and a growing number (11) of association members (communication associations around the world).
To see the list of Institutitional and Association Members, please visit the ICA Web site.
Institutional Membership
A university department can join ICA as an Institutional member. Institutional members are listed on our web site as a supporter of ICA.
One contact person--typically the Chair of a department--receives one set of journals on behalf of the department. That person also receives the Membership ID# and password for access to the web site journals.
For the dues and details for this type of membership, please visit the ICA Web site.
Association Memberships
Associations are invited to become an ICA Association member. Member Associations are listed on our web site as ICA supporters.
One contact person--typically the President--receives one set of journals on behalf of the association. That person also receives the Membership ID# and password for access to the web site journals.
All previously published ICA journals are archived online.
For the dues and details for this type of membership, please visit the ICA Web site.
Individual Membership
As of 2007, ICA has over 4,300 individual members. Most are academics or doctoral students though some are from professions related in one way or another to the field of communication research. Members are drawn from across the social sciences and humanities.
Members come from 76 countries world wide. ICA is seeking to further internationalize its membership, and welcomes new members from around the world.
Members are active in ICA in various ways, most commonly through their division or interest group membership (- informal queries to section chairs are always welcome). Some are appointed to the various committees and task forces (constituted on an annual basis by the incoming President).
Many undertake reviewing for the annual conference and/or journals.
Joining ICA is simple and easy. Simply select the “Join Us” link under the Membership Box on the ICA's homepage.
Membership Fees
If you are joining ICA in order to receive member discounts for the ICA conference, please complete your membership application process first. You will see a confirmation screen once your membership is processed with a link back to the conference registration page.
Please select a membership type from below to proceed. The ICA membership year runs from October 1 to September 30. New members joining mid-year receive full membership benefits upon enrollment, including online access to all previously published ICA journals. Dues are not pro-rated based on the date joined. The dues, in US dollars, are listed below:
Individual Memberships |
Tier A |
Tier B |
Tier C |
150 |
113 |
75 |
|
5,000 |
3,750 |
2,500 |
|
1,250 |
938 |
625 |
|
75 |
56 |
38 |
|
Sustaining (includes conference registration fee) |
395 |
296 |
198 |
Emeritus (requires 20 years continuous ICA membership) |
50 |
38 |
25 |
| Group Memberships | |||
| Family Memberships (2 spouses, one decendant) | 225 | 169 | 113 |
For details about Membership, please visit the ICA website.
Membership Benefits
- Opportunities to network with colleagues who share your teaching and research interests worldwide
- Subscriptions to five professional journals
- Access to all previously published journals online dating back to the first issue of JoC in 1951!
- Book series discounts
- Annual conferences at member rates with discounted airfares, special hotel rates and car rentals
- Access to membership in 25 divisions and interest groups and their related websites
- Member-only section of the ICA website for the latest information, on-line access to ICA journals, the ICA membership directory, and the latest newsletters
- Access to the ICA online newsletter, published 10 times per year which includes job listings, association and member news and calls for papers
- Communication Yearbook at a members-only discount
- Publishers' discounts on certain journals and books
- Membership discount in the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
- ICA's Website which contains the latest information and allows for on-line registration for conferences and membership renewals
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