3D Printing and Applications
Building tomorrow's innovations layer by layer
Become a J3DPA Member
Join materials scientists, biomedical engineers, manufacturing specialists, design innovators, and additive manufacturing researchers worldwide advancing 3D printing technologies from polymer extrusion to metal sintering, from bioprinting applications to construction-scale fabrication systems. J3DPA membership provides essential resources for researchers developing next-generation additive manufacturing processes, novel printable materials, and transformative applications across diverse industries including aerospace, healthcare, automotive, and consumer products.
Why Become a Member?
Membership connects you with a pioneering global community investigating additive manufacturing at every scale from nanoscale precision printing to large-format construction applications. Our diverse membership includes researchers studying FDM, SLA, SLS, DMLS, binder jetting, material extrusion, and emerging multi-material printing technologies across polymers, metals, ceramics, composites, and biological materials.
J3DPA members enjoy substantial publication benefits with significant fee reductions ranging from fifteen to forty percent, complimentary open access publications enabling broad dissemination of research findings, priority manuscript handling ensuring faster editorial decisions, and recognition as contributors advancing additive manufacturing science and industrial applications.
Whether you investigate novel printable materials, process optimization parameters, design for additive manufacturing principles, bioprinting protocols, or industrial-scale fabrication systems, J3DPA membership enhances your research communication capabilities while connecting you with collaborators worldwide who share your commitment to advancing 3D printing technology.
Membership Advantages
Publication Savings
Substantial discounts ranging from fifteen to forty percent on article processing fees combined with complimentary open access publications eliminate financial barriers, enabling researchers to share additive manufacturing innovations with the global engineering and scientific community.
Global Network
Connect with materials scientists, mechanical engineers, biomedical researchers, industrial designers, and manufacturing specialists worldwide through dedicated member forums, collaboration matching services, virtual symposia, and international networking events.
Career Growth
Access exclusive professional development workshops covering advanced printing technologies, materials characterization, process simulation, design optimization, manuscript preparation strategies, and competitive grant writing approaches for additive manufacturing careers.
Enhanced Visibility
Member profiles, researcher spotlights, featured publication highlights, and social media promotion significantly increase visibility among research collaborators, funding agencies, and industry partners seeking 3D printing expertise.
Choose Your Membership
Prototype
- Fifteen percent discount on article processing charges
- Priority manuscript processing and expedited review
- Monthly additive manufacturing newsletter updates
- Member discussion forums and resources access
- Digital membership certificate
- Early special issue notifications
Production
- Twenty-five percent discount on processing charges
- One complimentary open access publication annually
- Featured researcher profile on J3DPA website
- Editorial board appointment consideration
- Exclusive methodology webinars access
- Quarterly research impact analytics
- Manuscript preparation guidance
Industrial
- Forty percent discount on all processing charges
- Three complimentary open access publications
- Professional language editing credits
- Dedicated editorial liaison support
- Priority peer reviewer invitations
- Featured spotlight in communications
- Conference registration benefits
- Extended citation benchmarking analytics
Supporting AM Research
J3DPA membership supports researchers studying printable material development, rheological optimization, thermal processing dynamics, layer adhesion mechanisms, surface finishing techniques, and quality control methodologies across polymer, metal, ceramic, and composite additive manufacturing systems from desktop prototyping to industrial production scales.
Translational scientists advance industrial applications through comprehensive studies on aerospace component fabrication, automotive tooling and parts, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical dosage forms, construction printing, and customized consumer products. Biomedical researchers develop tissue engineering scaffolds, patient-specific implants, and organ printing technologies.
The journal publishes research spanning fundamental materials science through industrial process development and clinical applications, making membership valuable for laboratory scientists seeking commercialization perspectives and industry professionals wanting foundational scientific insights. Our interdisciplinary approach advances comprehensive understanding of how additive manufacturing transforms design possibilities and production capabilities.
Special Programs
Early Career Researcher Discount: Researchers within five years of doctoral degree completion qualify for fifty percent reduced membership rates across all tiers, providing essential support for emerging additive manufacturing scientists and engineers establishing research programs, building publication portfolios, and developing professional networks during critical early career foundation stages.
Global Access Initiative: Researchers affiliated with institutions in World Bank designated low-income and lower-middle-income countries receive automatic additional discounts on membership fees, ensuring worldwide accessibility to J3DPA community benefits regardless of institutional financial resources, geographic location, or local currency exchange challenges.
Institutional Memberships: Universities, research centers, manufacturing companies, aerospace organizations, medical device firms, government laboratories, and technology startups can establish comprehensive organization-wide memberships extending benefits across multiple affiliated researchers. Contact our membership office to discuss customized institutional packages tailored to your organization's additive manufacturing research priorities and publication goals.
Payment Options: Multiple payment methods accepted including major credit cards, PayPal, bank wire transfers, and institutional purchase orders. Membership benefits activate immediately upon payment confirmation with digital membership certificates issued for institutional documentation and grant compliance records.
Membership Terms
Annual memberships activate upon payment confirmation and remain valid for twelve consecutive months from the activation date. All publication benefits apply to manuscripts submitted during your active membership period regardless of final publication timing, ensuring full value even for papers undergoing extended peer review cycles. Members should retain confirmation documentation for institutional records, grant compliance reporting, and reimbursement processing purposes.
Unused complimentary publications do not carry forward to subsequent membership years and must be utilized within the active membership period. Automatic renewal notices are sent thirty days before expiration with convenient online renewal options enabling uninterrupted access to member benefits and publication discounts throughout your additive manufacturing research and engineering career. Membership tiers may be upgraded at any time with prorated adjustments reflecting enhanced benefits.
Start Building Your J3DPA Membership Today
Join the 3D Printing and Applications community and fabricate your research career with exclusive member benefits, substantial publication discounts, priority editorial handling, and global networking opportunities with leading additive manufacturing researchers worldwide.