Mission 3

Build and retain an engaged ECSS community

Membership

Member Categories 2022

Member

1118

Student

496

Fellow

131

*The number of fellow members does not correspond with the number of actual fellows

Honorary Member

Founding Member

Partner

Other

Media

Members by Gender 2022

Male

Female

Other

Top 20 Member Countries 2022
Country	Members
UK	11.63% 207
Japan	10.39% 185
Germany	9.49% 169
Spain	7.02% 125
Italy	6.91% 123
France	4.89% 87
Norway	3.48% 62
Australia	3.15% 56
Switzerland	3.09% 55
Belgium	2.98% 53
The Netherlands	2.81% 50
USA	2.81% 50
Austria	2.58% 46
Canada	2.58% 46
Sweden	2.19% 39
Denmark	1.97% 35
South Korea	1.97% 35
Portugal	1.46% 26
Finland	1.40% 25
China	1.35% 24

Top 10 Member Research Areas 2022
Research Area	Number
Physiology	7.81% 139
Exercise and health	7.02% 125
Training and testing	5.67% 101
Biomechanics	5.22% 92
Sports medicine	3.48% 62
Nutrition and exercise	3.37% 60
Coaching and performance	2.70% 48
Muscle mechanics and neuromuscular control	2.42% 43
Sports psychology	2.19% 39
Chronic disease and exercise	1.69% 30

Benefits

When you become an ECSS member you:

Support sport science as a discipline

Join a community of scientists with similar interests and goals

Get access to the latest technologies, services and expertise

Receive a discount on the ECSS annual congress

Participate in the prestigious Young Investigators Award (by application)

Progress your career in sport science

Member benefits

Up to 30% discount on registration fees for the ECSS annual congress
ECSS Webinars
Full online access to the European Journal of Sport Science (EJSS), including back issues plus bimonthly hard copies (when ordered) and latest articles (including DOI) published ahead of print
Access to additional selected journals from Routledge, Taylor & Francis (currently: Journal of Sports Sciences)
Discounted books from Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Early Career Research mentoring scheme
Discount on language checking, proofreading, editing of papers and conference presentations – offered by JM Proofreading & Editing
Participation in the ECSS Young Investigators Award (YIA) and GSSI Sports Nutrition Award – only members are eligible to enter
Opportunity to apply for ECSS Fellowship and participate in ECSS Fellow activities (subject to criteria)
Opportunity to vote in the ECSS elections
Opportunity to be nominated for ECSS elections
Opportunity to be elected for boards
Latest ECSS news and information

Fellowship

Our Fellowship programme is led by Executive Board member, Professor Janice Thompson.

Being awarded Fellowship status is one of the highest honours within the ECSS. Fellows of ECSS have made substantial contributions to the development and dissemination of sport science through research. They play a vital role in supporting the College via a wide array of contributions.

To achieve Fellowship status, members of ECSS need to complete and submit a covering letter, short CV, and application that has been approved by two active Fellows. ECSS Fellowship is approved by the Credentials, Awards & Tributes Committee. This committee consists of the officiating President, the former President and the Chair of the Scientific Board. The application window takes place one time each year, from 15 February to 15 March.

Fellows play a key role in providing service to, and promoting ECSS. Examples include, but are not limited to: promoting membership; promoting attendance at the annual congress; contributing to the congress programme via submission of abstracts and proposals for Plenary and Invited Sessions; reviewing abstracts; reviewing for the European Journal of Sport Science; and supervision of contestants for the Young Investigators Award.

The College’s Fellowship continues to grow and diversify each year. There are currently over 140 active Fellows, with more to be awarded in 2023. The College encourages applications from all members who meet the qualification criteria. Members of the ECSS Executive Board have also proactively expanded outreach to all Fellows to enhance communications and provide formal opportunities for networking, sharing ideas to strengthen our organisation, and optimising engagement between Fellows and Early Career Researchers.