ISHS Membership

Founded in April 1959 as a global network of horticulturists and horticultural scientists seeking international co-operation, today the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), with +7,000 members all over the world, has become the largest and most important framework for horticultural science. Through its sections & commissions, working groups, symposia, publications, mailing lists, online services, ... ISHS membership allows you to develop information networks with colleagues who have similar interests and concerns. Discover job opportunities fast, learn of new techniques and breakthroughs first, and increase your access to scientists who may have solutions to the questions you need to answer today. The ISHS provides its members with a platform allowing them to share knowledge on an international scale.

ISHS Member Login

ISHS members sign in here to access your ISHS membership account, to renew or update your membership, to join Sections, Commissions or Working Groups, to download Acta Horticulturae articles, etc...

Online Membership ApplicationISHS Membership Application

Individual Membership: join now and start using complimentary Acta Horticulturae article downloads instantly!

(please use the ISHS member login instead if you already have a membership account with ISHS and want to update or renew your membership)
To apply for ISHS membership simply fill out the online form and activate your membership in real time!
This method is by far the easiest, fastest and most cost-effective way to enroll as a member in the ISHS (no bank charges on money transfers, immediate confirmation of membership application, instant access to article downloads, .... )
For maximum security the online credit card payment system used for all ISHS transactions (including membership processing) is powered by a third party credit card service provider www.ogone.com which ensures protection of your credit card details up to the highest standards available. ISHS does however offer alternative payment options for those who either do not have a credit card or those who prefer not to use their credit card online.

Here you can download a membership application form. Use this only if the online membership application would not work out for you; please allow extra time for manual processing and activating your membership - The online membership application service allows instant membership activation.

ISHS membership is always for 1 calendar year (January through December) - Reduced membership for citizens of selected countries - membership applications received during the month of August or later are automatically taken into account for the remainder of the current year up to the end of the year to follow.

Membership Benefits:

  • a free copy of the annual ISHS membership list and Sections/Commissions directory
  • unlimited use of the ISHS online membership directory
  • the quarterly magazine Chronica Horticulturae (either electronic or in print)
  • 20% discount on Acta Horticulturae orders (both ActaHort CD-rom or print). (Institutional Members get a 30% discount) - Membership Discount does not apply to orders received through booksellers or subscription agents.
  • a limited number of free Acta Horticulturae full text article downloads
  • a limited number of free full text article downloads from selected third party publications at www.pubhort.org. Titles include: Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, Fruits, Journal of the American Pomological Society, Journal of the International Society for Mushroom Science, etc...
  • a 50% discount when purchasing Acta Horticulturae and/or PubHort full text article downloads
  • access to ISHS ListServ mailing lists
  • a reduced registration fee at ISHS Symposia (ISHS Membership number required when registering)
  • take part in ISHS Working Groups, Sections and Commissions and network with fellow researchers
  • have a vote at the ISHS General Assembly
  • ...

ISHS Membership Categories

  • Individual Membership: available to individuals at a cost of EUR 60 (or equivalent in USD) for one calendar year (i.e. January through December) and includes 15 complimentary full text article downloads from either Acta Horticulturae at www.actahort.org or the Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology at www.pubhort.org.
    Citizens from countries with a classification other than "high income" or "upper middle income" on the country classification list by The World Bank get a special 50% membership discount in the form of extended membership: they pay the same amount (EUR 60 or equivalent in USD) but will automatically see their Individual Membership extended to 2 calendar years upon activation or renewal of their membership (provided they currently do not reside in another country that would not qualify for this reduced membership offer).
  • Student Membership: available to students (up to the age of 28 years) at a cost of EUR 30 (or equivalent in USD) for one calendar year (i.e. January through December) and includes 3 complimentary full text article downloads from www.actahort.org.
  • Institutional Membership: available to institutes, libraries, organisations, etc. at a cost of EUR 240 (or equivalent in USD) for one calendar year (i.e. January through December) and includes 25 complimentary full text article downloads from www.actahort.org or the Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology at www.pubhort.org.
    Alternatively Institutional members can choose to pay the optional EUR 400 membership rate instead which in addition to their institutional membership benefits for one year would include an additional 4 individual membership accounts during the same period of one year. This option would be particularly interesting in case a number of employees working for the Institutional member will be attending an ISHS meeting in that year inasmuch as they would benefit from the reduced ISHS membership registration at ISHS Symposia.
  • Country and Region Membership: contact us if you want your country or region to be represented on ISHS Council. Annual membership for countries or regions is EUR 240 per calendar year. Some of the advantages include: ability to better follow up and guide horticultural science related activities in the country or region and to ensure that these are happening within the framework of ISHS; to appoint up to three country or region representatives to the Council of the ISHS (the Council is the highest decision making body of the Society). The Council meets every second year. Through representation on Council, the ISHS offers its country and region members the opportunity to meet with representatives of other countries and regions as well as with representatives of international agencies who have observer status at ISHS Council meetings. The payment of Country and Region member dues guarantees that scientific organizations within the country can apply to organize ISHS sanctioned international symposia and conferences. Hosting of such meetings often leads to Country or Region scientists gaining leadership positions in the Society. Furthermore, Country and Region members can apply to ISHS to convene the bi-annual meeting of the ISHS Council, the annual ISHS Executive Committee meeting and/or the quadrennial International Horticultural Congress.

ISHS Partnership Framework Agreements

Employees of selected institutions with which ISHS signed a partnership agreement might qualify for a special ISHS membership offer. Currently such framework agreement involving special ISHS membership options does exist with EMBRAPA, Brazil. For more details EMBRAPA employees should contact Dra. Maria Helena Kurihara, Head of Embrapa Library.

ISHS Gift Membership

Download our gift membership application form to sponsor a colleague's or a friend's membership in ISHS

ISHS Honorary and Fellow members

The ISHS Nominations and Awards Committee invites all ISHS members to nominate possible candidates.

ISHS Membership Directory

ISHS members receive a copy of the annual ISHS membership directory once a year (usually along with the September number of Chronica Horticulturae).
In addition to this ISHS members have access to the online ISHS membership list system which allows members and non-members to browse the ISHS membership directory in a structured way and includes contact details of all active ISHS members (personal membership details and address information available to ISHS members only).