Join the Society

When you join the Sixteenth Century Society, you become a member of a community that is a vital and integral part of the academic study of the early modern era (ca. 1450- 1750). The SCSC supports both traditional disciplines as well as interdisciplinary initiatives. The society hosts one of the most important annual conferences in early modern studies each year, where senior, junior, and future colleagues of all early modern disciplines meet to present their work, discuss new trends in the profession, and develop the contacts that are crucial for scholars and students. Our geographical scope is as worldwide as our membership. The society welcomes scholars from all disciplines who have an interest in early modern studies.

To join the Sixteenth Century Society and subscribe to the Sixteenth Century Journal please click here.

Benefits of Membership

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Sixteenth Century Journal

Membership in the society includes a subscription to The Sixteenth Century Journal. SCJ publishes twenty to twenty-five articles and hundreds of book reviews a year. As its subtitle, The Journal of Early Modern Studies, indicates, SCJ is an interdisciplinary journal, providing readers with thought-provoking research and inquiry related to the sixteenth century broadly defined (1450-1750) in all fields.

Members also gain access to the entire backlog of SCJ issues.

Book Discounts

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Prizes

Members of the Society are eligible for all of the Society’s Prizes. To learn more about our Prizes, please click here.

JSTOR - JPASS

You may purchase a discounted one-year JPASS access plan for $99 — a 50% discount on the listed rate. Designed for those without institutional access to the JSTOR archival collections, JPASS may be valuable for scholars working outside of the academy, faculty members at institutions with limited access to JSTOR, and adjuncts with sporadic access to library resources. JPASS includes unlimited reading and 120 article downloads for more than 1,500 humanities, social science, and science journals in the JSTOR archival collections. The JPASS Collection consists of roughly 80 percent of the JSTOR archive at this time. Current journals, books, and primary sources are not included in the JPASS offer. Please click here, to be forwarded to the JPASS purchase website for Sixteenth Century Society members.

Iter

Iter was created in 1995-6 for the advancement of learning in the study and teaching of the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It is a not-for-profit partnership that depends on its partners and affiliate societies for guidance. The Sixteenth Century Society is a partner of Iter. Society members are entitled to a discount rate of $25.00 for an annual subscription to Iter’s bibliography. The Iter Bibliography has more than 1.5 million citations for secondary source material about the Middle Ages and and the Early Modern Era. The bibliography covers from 400–1700. Please select Society Member from the dropdown menu of subscriber types when purchasing your subscription.