Member services
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Get started as an APS member with myAPS.org
There are a range of benefits you can access through myAPS.org, our online community hub.
You will need to log into your myAPS account to access your full member benefits. If you don't have a myAPS account, you can create one.
Manage your communication preferences, including updates from Physics magazine, as well as subscribe to APS email lists relevant to your interests, including Society News and Updates, Meetings and Events, Opportunities, Science Policy, Surveys, and Giving Opportunities.
Being an APS member connects you to our 50 units, which can help you meet physicists who work in your discipline or hail from your region. You'll build compelling relationships to help you navigate the scientific community. There may be additional costs to unit membership.
APS membership includes special subscriber rates to APS journals, journal bundles, and the Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA).
Search the APS Membership Directory to contact and connect with the global physics community.
Get information about current and past APS committee membership and leadership.
Ensure your information is up-to-date with APS, including your institutional affiliation and contact details.
Membership dues, renewals, and policies
Review more information about membership dues and renewals as well as APS policies, procedures, and guidelines that relate to membership.
Learn about dues, renewals, and the APS membership term as well as find more information about your options for making dues payments and accessing receipts.
APS offers membership dues at rates to fit a variety of circumstances and career levels, including special membership types for students, seniors, those seeking lifetime membership, and more. Current members may update their membership type, if needed.
APS policies and procedures provide guidance around membership, meetings, and other organizational processes. The APS membership policies and guidelines oversee the eligibility and processes for membership.
Make the most of your APS publication benefits
As an APS member, you have free subscriptions to publications that keep you up-to-date on APS activities and physics research.
To add subscriptions online, you'll need to create a myAPS account if you don't have one already. If you have an account, you can log in and add subscriptions through My Subscriptions.
Through the Physics Today and News Preferences section on myAPS.org, you can manage your delivery preferences to stay up-to-date with APS News and Physics Today. New APS members will receive an email from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) with information about registering for Physics Today, while current APS members can sign-up for Physics Today or change their password through AIP's website.
Access cutting-edge research. APS members get special subscription rates on APS journals, journal bundles, and the Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA).
More benefits you may access as an APS member
Discover more ways to make the most of your APS membership.
Share your research as APS meetings and enjoy discounted registration rates to connect with physicists in your field and with the global physics community.
Nominate exceptional colleagues and students for APS honors and for APS Fellowship to recognize their exemplary contributions to physics research and the physics community.
Being an APS member grants you voting privileges in the APS general election, as well as voting privileges within the APS units of which you are a member.
Share your expertise, mentor future physicists, and help shape science policy through APS volunteer opportunities.
Take the next step to support APS
APS appreciates the generosity of our members in supporting our efforts to advance physics to benefit humanity.
If you choose to give a charitable gift to APS, you can find your donation receipt online through your myAPS account. You can also receive a receipt by contacting the APS Development team.
For tax purposes and in compliance with IRS regulations, APS also sends letters of confirmation to donors who generously give $250 or more.
We are grateful to our members for their support!
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APS offers membership dues at rates to fit a variety of circumstances and career levels, including special membership types for students, seniors, those seeking lifetime membership, and more.
Joining APS connects you to other students, mentors, funding opportunities, and ways to advance your education and career in physics.
Share your research, broaden your network, and connect with new opportunities.
APS membership connects you to physics communities centered around your interests.