AAPT offers various membership levels with the journals and services that you want. To read about the specific benefits available to individual members, view the member benefits page. To read about the benefits available to corporate members, read about sustaining membership.

All members receive print and electronic subscriptions to the American Journal of Physics (AJP), The Physics Teacher (TPT), and Physics Today. Memberships are priced for individual use, if you are interested in group use, read about our institutional subscription rates.

Regular Membership
All individuals interested in physics and physics education are eligible for membership.

Category 1: College, University, Lab or Industrial Settings
Available to faculty members of accredited academic institutions of higher education and research centers.

Residing in the United States, Canada or Mexico
Receive TPT Print Journal + online access to both journals:$120
Receive AJP Print Journal + online access to both journals:$155
Receive TPT & AJP print Journals + online access to both journals:$180

Residing in an industrialized country outside of North America:
Receive TPT & AJP Electronic Journals:$96 (if journals are desired in print, above rates are applicable)

Residing in a developing country - Fuller Fund Eligible Countries (PDF)
Receive TPT & AJP Electronic Journals:$48 (if journals are desired in print, above rates are applicable)

Category 2: Pre-College Settings (Primary & Secondary Schools)
Available for faculty members of primary and secondary schools.

Residing in the United States, Canada or Mexico
Receive TPT or AJP Print Journal plus online access to both journals:$72
Receive Both TPT & AJP Print Journals plus online access to both journals:$94

Residing in an industrialized country outside of North America:
Receive TPT & AJP Electronic Journals:$58 (if journals are desired in print, above rates are applicable)

Residing in a developing country - Fuller Fund Eligible Countries (PDF)
Receive TPT & AJP Electronic Journals:$29 (if journals are desired in print, above rates are applicable)

Student Membership
(Undergraduates, Graduates and Post-Docs) – Students enrolled full-time in an educational institution qualify for membership at a reduced rate. Please submit certification of full time status that contains your advisor’s signature with your application.

Receive TPT or AJP Print Journal + online access to both journals:$25
Receive Both TPT & AJP Print Journals + online access to both journals:$35

Sustaining Membership
Corporations and institutions that wish to promote physics and receive discounts on meeting exhibits and advertising are welcomed as sustaining members.

Receive Both TPT & AJP Print Journals + online access to both journals:$750

Life Membership
All individuals, who want lifelong member benefits at today’s membership rates, are eligible. For further information, including the different options available, please contact member services at membership@aapt.org or by phone at 301-209-3333.