Membership

As of August 1, 2026, IRSCL membership management has shifted to Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP), as part of the transition to JHUP hosting International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL), the scholarly journal of IRSCL. From now on, IRSCL membership will be on a rolling basis (rather than calendar year, as before), with an expiration date 1 or 2 years from the date of purchase, depending on the membership duration selected.

To join IRSCL, renew your IRSCL membership, or donate to IRSCL, please click on this sentence.

Two types of membership

  • Individual

  • Institutional membership (Institutional membership is for organisations involved with children's literature, such as national and regional research societies, libraries, research centres, journals, and children's book collections, whose activities are related to the aims of the Society)

Membership benefits

Individual Membership

Individual members are entitled to the following benefits:

  • reduced registration rates at IRSCL Congresses;

  • print + online or online-only subscription to the Society’s journal, International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL);

  • the right to attend IRSCL General Members' Meetings and to vote on all matters discussed at these meetings;

  • the right to nominate candidates for the IRSCL Board;

  • the right to stand for the IRSCL Board;

  • the right to apply for research and travel grants;

  • the right to register for the IRSCL mentoring programme;

  • the right to nominate books for the IRSCL Book Award;

  • the right to receive the IRSCL Book Award;

  • the right to publicize activities through IRSCL networks;

  • eligibility to host congresses, Board meetings, and other IRSCL events;

  • access to the IRSCL listserv;

  • access to the members-only section of the IRSCL website, which includes the membership directory

A special discounted rate is available for students and retired faculty members, who are entitled to all of the benefits of individual membership

Note: IRSCL also offers the possibility of a waived membership fee under exceptional circumstances, subject to approval via the membership coordinator.

Institutional Membership

Institutional members are entitled to the following benefits:

  • publication of their aims, activities, publications, conferences, application form for membership, etc., on the IRSCL website;

  • print + online or online-only subscription to the Society’s journal,International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL)

  • publicizing of their activities through IRSCL networks;

  • eligibility to host congresses, Board meetings, and other IRSCL events;

  • the right to nominate books for the IRSCL Book Award (the recipient must be an individual member of the IRSCL);

  • the right to use the IRSCL logo in combination with the text "Affiliated Society of the IRSCL";

  • copies of all emails from IRSCL and the right to distribute these to their individual members;

  • access to the IRSCL listserv;

  • access to the members-only section of the IRSCL website, which includes the membership directory.

Institutional membership does not carry with it the right to vote in General Membership Meetings. Note: The earlier category of affiliated membership has been merged with institutional membership.

To join as an institutional member, please contact the IRSCL Membership Coordinator who will pass member information along to JHUP, while JHUP will enter member information and contact the institutional contact to collect payment and activate the membership).

Membership Fees

Option 1. IRSCL Membership + IRCL Subscription (Print + Online)

  • Individual: 90 USD (one year) or 170 USD (two years)

  • Student/Retired/Precariously Employed/LMIC: 45 USD (one year) or 85 USD (two years)

  • Institutional: 120 USD (one year) or 230 USD (two years)

Option 2. IRSCL Membership + IRCL Subscription (Online only)

  • Individual: 70 USD (one year) or 130 USD (two years)

  • Student/Retired/Precariously Employed/LMIC: 35 USD (one year) or 65 USD (two years)

  • Institutional: 120 USD (one year) or 230 USD (two years)