UK Association for Buddhist Studies (UKABS)

Benefits of Membership

In addition to receiving the printed versions of the journal Buddhist Studies Review, members are given access to the 'members area' on this website. Electronic back issues of Buddhist studies Review are kept in the members area. In addition, the members area has a disscussion board where members can communicate with other members and contribute to the development of the website.

If you wish to join the Association online, please visit this link to visit the publisher's website, where you can find the information for subscribing to Buddhist Studies Review If you wish to join via an offline method you can find the details below

Information Required

• Name
• Title
• Male/female
• Academic/postgraduate/independent researcher/teacher/retired/Buddhist practitioner
• Postal address for correspondence, telephone, fax, and e-mail (if possible).
• Research Interests
• Details of Publications, books followed by articles (this information can be sent after joining if this is more convenient)
• Please only include information you wish to be made public.

Subscription details

Subscription rate:

£25/$50(USD)/£15 (unwaged) which will include subscription to the Association's journal, a copy of the Association's Handbook, and inclusion in its E-mail list, if you wish to subscribe (please email us here on the website if you do not wish to receive emails from the association).

Cheques to made payable to 'Equinox Publishing Ltd', to be sent to:

Equinox Publishing Ltd

1 Chelsea Manor Studios,

Flood Street

London

SW3 5SR

You can also pay Equinox by phone and contact them by email: Yvonne Nazareth, Phone: +44 (0) 20 7350 2836, Email: ynazareth (at) equinoxpub.com

Professional membership and Tax

UKABS is now accepted by the UK Inland Revenue as a recognised learned society, and has been added to their official list of approved bodies, which is available on their website. From the tax year 2009-2010, all academics and others for whom involvement in UKABS is part of your professional work, the UKABS membership subscription is allowable as a necessary work expense in relation to your professional employment income. In your tax return, you should put the figure in as a professional subscription on the relevant employment page, and note "UK Association for Buddhist Studies, Membership subscription" in the box on the page