Information on Membership

Bylaws (Membership)

(1) The Society is composed of regular members, supporting members, and honorary members.

(2) Regular members shall consist of all individuals interested in the aims of the Society.

(3) Supporting members shall consist of all legal entities and associations desiring to promote the aims and interests of the Society.

(4) Honorary members shall consist of individuals who have rendered special service either to medicinal plant research or to the Society. Their nomination follows proposal by at least five members and approval by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors of the Society. A document shall be issued, signed by the President, certifying the appointment as an Honorary Member.

Membership Fees
Conditions of Payment

1. Regular members

    1. Regular membership fee per: € 60.00
    2. Regular membership fee for 5 years with 10% discount: €270.00
    3. Reduced/student membership fee per year: € 20.00
    4. Reduced membership fee for 5 years with 10% discount: € 90.00

2. Supporting members

(legal entities, like companies and associations)

Category  (depending from the size of the natural products business)

Fee Staff or/and Annual turnover
Micro   200 € <   10 or/and ≤ €   2 million
Small   700 € <   50 or/and ≤ € 10 million
Medium 1000 € < 250 or/and ≤ € 50 million
Large 1500 € > 250 or/and > € 50 million

3. Honorary Members

No fee

Reduced membership fee (20 €) for regular members from the following countries:

  • Africa (exception: South Africa)
  • America (exception: Canada, USA)
  • Asia (exception: Israel, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates)
  • Europe (exception: EU Countries, UK, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland)

10% discount for 5 year membership fee paid in advance.

Notice: With the annual invoice for membership fees you get the option to subscribe for PLANTA MEDICA online at reduced rates (see flyer). The subscription has to be paid together with the membership fees before the year of subscription (till Nov. 15)!

Payment Options

Option 1: SEPA Direct Debit (for members in the SEPA area)


SEPA Direct Debit Form

Option 2: Bank Transfers

HypoVereinsbank Neumarkt
account no.: 1 180 226 679
bank code: 760 200 70
IBAN: DE07 7602 0070 1180 2266 79
SWIFT (BIC): HYVEDEMM460

Option 3: Payment by PayPal or Credit Card

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Planta Medica Online

PLANTA MEDICA online-only subscription at reduced rates for GA members

From 2008 on the Society for Medicinal Plant Research offers all individual members an electronic subscription of Planta Medica at reduced rates – including full text access to all articles with back issue access to 1953. For a fee of €100, you will receive access to the online subscription for one calendar year. If you wish to subscribe, you can select this option during registration process or at a later date.

The online subscription can start at any time. Access is always granted for a period of 12 months.

Once you have requested access, you will receive an invoice. After the payment has been settled, you will be provided with all necessary login credentials.

This offer is limited to individual members of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research. Use of the articles for individual purposes only (including individual research). No transferring or forwarding of articles to other persons or institutions (universities, libraries, companies) allowed.