Welcome to your professional home
As a member of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), you’ll join a passionate community dedicated to advancing soil science and shaping the future of environmental science.
Benefits of membership
- Enjoy access to our Online Library, including articles and archives of our 13 journals and all books published by the Societies.
- Claim your $300 discount on meeting registration for professional members, with reduced rates for early career, student, and emeritus members.
- Read monthly issues of CSA News, which highlights the best science news from our journals and membership.
- Use your 33% discount on unlimited learning and CEU opportunities through a one-year Online Classroom subscription.
- Check out page charge discounts of 50% (plus seven free pages up front) for members publishing in Agronomy Journal, Crop Science, or Soil Science Society of America Journal.
- Network through Communities, Divisions, and Sections, which bring members together based on scientific and topical interest areas.
- Access members-only Discussion Boards.
- Read our exclusive biweekly email newsletter News Flash.
- Grow your editorial experience as a peer reviewer or journal editor.
- Volunteer for committee service, meeting event planning, mentorship, and leadership.
- Make a change through science policy initiatives like Congressional Visits Day and the Societies Advocacy Toolkit.
- Support Agronomic Science Foundation programs.
Ready to join? Explore our member categories and dues
When you join the Soil Science Society of America, you become a member of the leading science community dedicated to advancing soil science.
Dues include rates for membership in one, two, or all three Societies.
- Professional: Individual interested in crop, agronomic, soil, or environmental science. $140/$200/$250
- Emeritus: Member who has held active membership for a total of 25 years or more, and has ceased professional employment (including consulting). $70/$100/$125
- Graduate Student: Graduate student majoring in agronomic, crop, soil, or environmental sciences. $50
- Undergraduate Student: Undergraduate student majoring in agronomic, crop, soil, or environmental sciences. $30
- Corporate Member: An organization that supports the goals of the Society.
Make the most of your membership
Explore ways to connect, learn, and grow with SSSA.
Expand your career opportunities with the Societies Career Center, careerplacement.org
- Find jobs specific to agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental science.
- Sign up for custom job alerts.
- Connect with career and resume coaches.
- Post jobs to reach our network of job seekers.
- Take advantage of an exclusive 10% member discount on job posts.
Help shape the future of crop science—volunteer!
Volunteering isn’t just about giving back: it’s an opportunity to grow, network, and influence the future of our field. Find a way to get involved today:
- Join our editorial boards.
- Become a peer reviewer.
- Participate in elections for leadership.
- Volunteer for committee service.
- Become a mentor or mentee.
Ready to explore the exciting world of agronomy, crops, and soils with us?
Sign up for our free three-month trial membership and get a sneak peek at
all the amazing benefits of being a member, including:
- Access to the complete Online Library, including all of our journals and archives
- Exclusive members-only discounts on books, webinars, job posts, and the Annual Meeting.
- Members-only email updates with News Flash.
- Inclusion in the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA discussion boards.
*Note that trial membership does not include certain privileges like voting rights or eligibility for most awards and scholarships.
