About SFS Membership

The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) is an international scientific organization whose purpose is to promote better understanding of the biotic communities of lake and stream bottoms and their role in aquatic ecosystems, by providing media and disseminating new investigation results, new interpretations, and other benthological information to aquatic biologists and to the scientific community at large. The Society was founded as the Midwest Benthological Society by 13 charter members at Havana, Illinois, in the spring of 1953.

Membership is open to anyone, regardless of residence, who is interested in benthic communities and their role in aquatic ecosystems.

Society for Freshwater Science members receive the Journal of the North American Benthological Society online and may purchase a paper subscription. Members also get access to a bulletin three times per year, an annual Bibliography of Current Benthological Literature, and an occasional Membership Directory.

Online application
Mail-in application

Membership Rates

Regular member (Includes online Journal of the North American Benthological Society subscription) $75.00

Young Professional member (Includes online Journal fo the North American Benthological Society subscription) $55.00
Student member (Includes online Journal fo the North American Benthological Society subscription) $40.00
Emeritus member (Includes online Journal of the North American Benthological Society subscription) Free

Journal of the North American Benthological Society subscriptions, Paper (SFS membership required) $75.00

Institutional Subscription Rates

Annual subscriptions for libraries and institutions are $140.00 for online, $175.00 for print, and $250.00 for both together. Please complete the Journal fo the North American Benthological Society Subscription Proforma Invoice and send the completed form to the SFS Business Office (sfs@sgmeet.com) for an institutional subscription. Subscriptions for institutions and libraries are handled by Schneider Group.

For More Information

SFS Membership Services
5400 Bosque Blvd Ste 680
Waco, TX 76710 USA
254-399-9636 Voice
254-776-3767 Fax
sfs@sgmeet.com E-mail

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