Membership

TASA membership offers sociologists numerous ways to enhance their careers through professional activities, scholarly information exchange and networking opportunities. Member benefits include:

1. The Journal of Sociology (JoS) - four issues per year published by SAGE (not available for $0-$24, 999 income category - $50 membership)
2. Nexus, TASA's Newsletter - three issues per year
3. Thematic Group membership
4. Member conference registration discount of over $100
5. Postgraduate web site, Facebook,  Annual PhD Workshop, Postgraduate Conference Scholarships, and Postgraduate representation on the TASA Executive Committee
6. Substantial membership and conference discount rates for student membership
7. Online TASA Directory listing members' research interests and contact details. The directory is a real-time, fully searchable and updatable database that is particularly useful for locating potential supervisors and examiners as well as for networking.
8. Members-only TASA Email list: access to the latest information on new jobs, scholarships, publications and conferences
9. Members-only section of TASAweb: access to TASA publications such as current Refereed Conference Proceedings and the Online TASA Directory
10. The option of being listed on TASA's publicly searchable database for use by the media, government agencies and researchers who wish to locate sociologists with particular areas of expertise
11. Member discount rates for conference registration at the American, British, Irish and New Zealand sociological association annual conference
12. Eligibility for TASA Awards: Jean Martin Award, Raewyn Connell Prize, Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology, Best Paper in the Journal of Sociology, Stephen Crook Memorial Prize, Jerzy Zubrzycki Postgraduate Conference Scholarship, TASA Postgraduate Conference Scholarship, TASA Conference Scholarship for Sociologists Outside Academe, Outstanding Service to TASA Award, Conference Scholarship for TASA Members with Disabilities, and the TASA Honours Student Award
13. Free advertising in the TASA e-list
14. Discounts on advertising in Nexus and TASAweb
15. Access to bonus offers exclusive to TASA members:
    1. 15% discount from Footprint Books & 30% discount on all SAGE journal subscriptions
    2. Health Sociology Review (HSR) : Free delivery of current print subscription (membership year), 20% on all HSR Special Issues (print, individual price)
    3. eContent Journals: 10% discount on all journals (print, individual price) including International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, Journal of Family Studies, Rural Society, Advances in Mental Health, Contemporary Nurse, Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice and International Journal of Pedagogies & Learning
    4. 15% discount on all eContent journal special issues (print, individual price)
    5. 10% discount on any eContent Post Pressed Book
    6. 30% discount subscription for Critical Public Health - click here for the subscription form (pdf) - member login required

    Please note: please mention your TASA membership number when ordering direct from the publishers

TASA membership is tax deductible and GST inclusive

Membership fees are determined by a graded scale according to income. Membership is paid annually on a calendar year basis. Fees are due on 1 January and are payable by 31 March. Members are urged to pay their fees by this date to ensure timely delivery of their journals and to receive the latest sociological news and information from the newsletter. PLEASE NOTE THAT TASA MEMBERSHIP IS ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS FROM 1 JAN TO 31 DEC. THOSE JOINING LATER IN THE YEAR WILL RECEIVE BACK-ORDERS OF JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR BUT THEIR MEMBERSHIP WILL EXPIRE ON 31 DEC. Secure Online Membership Application Form