Membership categories and dues

Regular member

JPY 11,000 (About USD110) per year

Regular member of age 65 or above

JPY 8,000 (About USD80) per year

Student member

JPY 6,000 (About USD60) per year

From April 1, 2005, overseas membership is merged into regular or student membership.

Members annually receive 6 issues of Journal of Oceanography (written in English), 6 issues of Oceanography in Japan (written in Japanese with English abstract), and 4 issues of JOS newsletter (written in Japanese). Member can give his/her presentation in Spring and Fall meetings of the society, with discounted registration fees.

Online payment of annual dues

Members living out of Japan can pay the fee using credit cards. Payment is operated by ecash corporation, and acceptable cards are Master, Visa, American Express, Diners Club, and JCB.
Click here to proceed to online payment (for username and password, contact our secretariat with your membership detail).