Join SBJ
Individual membership in the Society for Biotechnology, Japan is open to anyone from any nation who is concerned with the biotechnology. Institutional Membership and Supporting Membership are available to governmental/non-governmental organizations, private companies or academic institutions in Japan.
Membership type
| Membership Types | Membership Dues | JBB Print Subscription |
JBB Online Subscription |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Active members | 11,000 JPY | 5,000 JPY | Free | 16,000 JPY |
| Student members | 5,000 JPY | 5,000 JPY | Free | 10,000 JPY | |
| Institutional members |
30,000 JPY | Free | N/A | N/A | |
| Supporting members |
50,000 JPY | Free | N/A | N/A | |
| Overseas members (Individuals living outside Japan) |
12,000 JPY |
5,000 JPY (by Surface Mail ) |
Free | 17,000 JPY | |
| 10,000 JPY (by Air Mail) |
Free | 22,000 JPY | |||
- Our membership year runs January 1 through December 31. Membership dues noted above are payable in full, regardless of the date of application for membership.
- SBJ membership is mandatory to subscribe to the print edition of the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (JBB).
- A complimentary copy of the Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi (in Japanese) can be sent by surface mail to overseas members upon request.
Member Benefits
Active/Student/Overseas Members enjoy the following benefits:
- Become eligible to make a presentation at SBJ Annual Meeting.
- FREE online access to the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (JBB) back to Vol.64 (1986).
⇒How to Activate Member's Access - Discounted registration fees to society-sponsored conferences.
- Complimentary print subscription to Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi (in Japanese) for Active and Overseas members.
- Discounts for society's publications.
- Become eligible for awards.
- Free membership in the branches nearest you.
Institutional membership includes:
- Free print subscription to JBB and the Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi (January to December issues).
Supporting membership includes:
- Free print subscription to JBB and the Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi (January to December issues).
- Invitation for one representative to attend SBJ Annual Meeting.
- Inclusion in the list of SBJ supporting members posted on the Society’s website
How to Apply for SBJ Membership
For applicants who live in Japan:
- Apply Online (available only in Japanese)
- Apply Offline (by submitting a Membership Application Form (PDF / Word))
<Payment Methods>
1) Japan Post Bank
♦ Account Number: 00910-3-54007
♦ Account Holder Name: The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
2) MUFG Bank
MUFG Bank, Ibaraki Branch (Branch Number: 219)
(5-108 Eidai-cho, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0816, Japan)
♦ Account Number: 3793590 (ordinary account) 普通預金
♦ Account Holder Name: The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
（シヤダンホウジン ニツポンセイブツコウガクカイ）
♦ Branch: Ibaraki（茨木支店）
For applicants (individual) who live outside Japan:
Submit the completed Overseas Membership Form (PDF / Word) to the Society Business office.
Credit card payment is accepted.
The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
Business Office,
c/o Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University,
2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita,
Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Phone: +81- 6-6876-2731 Fax: +81-6-6879-2034
E-mail:
Journal Subscription
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
- For Individual Members:
SBJ individual members receive free online access to the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (JBB). Print subscription to JBB (12 issues per year) is also available for members with additional cost (by Air Mail: 10,000 JPY/ by Surface Mail: 5,000 JPY). To order print subscription, please contact the Society Business Office ().
- For Institutional / Supporting Members:
Institutional Membership and Supporting Membership fees include free print subscription of the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (2 volumes, 12 issues per year). SBJ can offer Institutional / Supporting Memberships only to organizations inside Japan.
- For Non-members:
Non-member's subscription to the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering is available through Elsevier.
For details, please visit the JBB Elsevier Homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jfermbio).
Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi (in Japanese)
All members in Japan receive a complimentary copy of the Seibutsu-kogaku Kaishi (12 issues/year). The journal can be sent by surface mail to overseas members upon request.
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