Fees
Membership begins on the day the annual subscription fee is first received and lasts for 12 months. This date will become the member's renewal date for subsequent years. Fees are reviewed annually and any changes will come into effect on 1 March each year.
Please also read our Application and membership terms and conditions.
| Grade | Membership fees 2026/27 (until 28 February 2027) |
|---|---|
| Entry-Level Members (all new individual members)* |
£145 |
| Intermediate Members | £145 |
| Professional Members | £213 |
| Advanced Professional Members | £213 |
| Career-Break Members | £145 |
| Retired Members | £74 |
| Friends | £74 |
|
*Application fee |
£43 |
| Band | No. editorial workers | Membership fees 2026/27 (until 28 February 2027) |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1-5 | £237 |
| B | 6-20 | £320 |
| C | 21-99 | £406 |
| D | 100+ | £491 |
| *Application fee | £43 |
Please note: All fees are non-refundable.
Students
If you're studying full-time on a relevant course, you can join the CIEP without having to pay the usual processing fee.
You must be taking a specifically publishing-related course or hoping to use your degree subject – for example, law, science, languages – as a specialism in editorial work.
On the online joining form, you'll be asked to give the name of the institution at which you're studying and your graduation year. You'll have to pay the processing fee but, once your course has been approved as qualifying, the fee will be reimbursed.
Claiming tax relief
The CIEP appears in HMRC’s List 3: ‘Approved learned societies and professional organisations’ as ‘Editing and Proofreading Chartered Institute of’.
This means that, as a member of the CIEP, you may be eligible to claim tax relief on your CIEP annual membership fees from HMRC.