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ABC Member? Please Log In to your account to enjoy your member benefits or to renew. To renew, from your profile page, select My Account, Membership.

Not an ABC Member? Click the "Join" link in the table below next to the membership level that applies to you. (Scroll down to find "Retired" and "Student" levels.) You automatically become a member of one of ABC's nine geographic regions.

In addition to your membership fee, please consider adding Sustaining Membership. Sustaining membership supports student presenters at the ABC annual conference. Membership is for one year.

Your name, membership type, and email address will be shared with Sage Publications.

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Be sure to select Add Discount Code for electronic journal access at checkout unless you prefer to have print journals mailed to you.

Instructions for using the discount code

Membership Levels

Annual Income Under $24,999

Join

Level 1

Electronic ($30 US with discount code): receives electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
Print ($42): receives print copies and electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Annual Income $25,000 - $49,999

Join

Level 2

Electronic ($48 US with discount code): receive electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
Print ($72 US): receive print copies and electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Annual Income $50,000 - $79,999

Join

Level 3

Electronic ($96 US with discount code): receive electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
Print ($120 US): receive print copies and electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Annual Income $80,000 - $109,999

Join

Level 4

Electronic ($132 US with discount code): receive electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
Print ($156 US): receive print copies and electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Annual Income Above $110,000

Join

Level 5

Electronic ($156 US with discount code): receive electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.
Print ($180 US): receive print copies and electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Student

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Student Level

($30 US): Students must be enrolled at least part-time in an academic degree program and may not be employed in a full-time academic or professional position in business/communication. (ABC considers permanent adjunct faculty as full-time/professional.) Student membership includes electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Retired

Join

Retired Level

Electronic ($25 US with discount code): receive electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business Communication and Professional Quarterly.
Print ($30 US): receive print copies and electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
For electronic multiple-year retired membership, contact abc@businesscommunication.org.

Institutional

Institutional

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Institutional memberships are for groups of people who work for the same organization.
Receive electronic access to the International Journal of Business Communication and Business Communication and Professional Quarterly.
As with all paid members, receive discount to annual conference and other member benefits.
Primary contact (or the membership level of one (A 1, B 1, C 1) receives discount code for one free student membership and two free discounted student memberships, along with free job postings.
Association for Business Communication uses a tiered institutional membership structure based upon the United Nations model for A, B, and C countries. Tier is determined by the country location of your university or college.
Click here for downloadable pdf to learn tier for the country where your university is located. (Tier A includes the United States, Austria, Belgium, Japan, and South Korea; Tier B includes Brazil, China, and Mexico; Tier C includes Nepal, Tunesia, and Ukraine.
Institutional memberships (US dollars) are available for 1, 5, 10, or 15 people and appear in the joining process as:
Institutional A 1 ($155), Institutional A 5 ($671), Institutional A 10 ($1187), Institutional A 15 ($1703)
Institutional B 1 ($117), Institutional B 5 ($503), Institutional B 10 ($890), Institutional B 15 ($1277)
Institutional C 1 ($78), Institutional C 5 ($335), Institutional C 10 ($593), Institutional C 15 ($851)

Your name, membership type, and email address will be shared with Sage Publications.

By joining, you are opting in to receiving emails from Association for Business Communication.

For questions about ABC membership, or for assistance with the online registration process, please contact abc@businesscommunication.org.

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Libraries and other institutions may subscribe to the ABC journals by contacting Sage Publications.

Last updated November 16, 2024.