Membership Details

Existing members, wishing to renew their membership (or access the society’s journals or on-line directory or change their account details), please click here.

To apply for a new membership of ICRS, please click here after reading the details below regarding membership categories. Note that memberships run from January 1 – December 31 each year.

Membership benefits

  • Receipt of the Society’s scientific journal, Coral Reefs (electronic access only)
  • Receipt of and right to publish in the Society’s on-line news journal, Reef Encounter
  • Reduced registration fees for the International Coral Reef Symposium and other meetings sponsored by the Society
  • The right to be nominated for one of the society’s awards, including grants and fellowships
  • Access to the Society’s on-line resources, including the on-line Membership Directory
  • The right to vote in elections of Officers and Councillors, and at General Meetings

Membership Categories

  • Full / Individual Membership
  • Membership provides access to all benefits, including online-only subscription to the Society’s Journal, Coral Reefs. Subscription rates also vary according to the mean income level of the member’s primary country of residence.
  • Student Membership
  • The same benefits as for Full / Standard Individual Members at a reduced subscription rate.
  • Family Membership
  • A reduced-rate family membership is available to the second of two partners, or to further family members, who live at the same address as a member who has already paid for a full or sustaining membership. Each family member receives the standard benefits of membership.
  • Sustaining Membership
  • For members who would like to contribute extra to support the work of the Society. They receive additional benefits and are acknowledged in Society publications.

Rate Determinants

  • Selected membership category (above)
  • Economic status* of your primary country of residence
  • Optional 10% discount for three-year (three-year vs. annual) membership

* Mean income level of country, not individual member – see below for additional details

Country Economic Status

“Economic status” refers to the World Bank’s classification (below) of that country’s economy. This system is used both for fairness and to encourage membership in developing nations where the majority of coral reefs are located.

Please contact the  Corresponding Secretary, Mark Eakin in circumstances of genuine doubt or perceived unfairness.

Table of Membership Rates

Subscription in US$ (US dollars) Country of Residence
Membership Type High-Income Upper-Mid Income Low to Lower-Mid
Sustaining Member 200 170 140
Full Member 80 60 40
Student Member 40 30 20
Family Membership $25 for each extra member in the same home
Three-Year Membership 10% discount on total cost if 3 years paid in advance

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World Bank Country Categories

  • Low and Lower-Middle-Income Economies

  • Afghanistan, Gambia, The,Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep, Congo Rep., Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bisau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia , South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia, Zimbabwe

  • Upper-Middle-Income Economies

  • Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Hungary, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica , Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, FYR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Seychelles, South Africa, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela RB

  • High-Income Economies

  • Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong SAR, China, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein , Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao SAR, China, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal , Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Virgin Islands (U.S.)