The JIEP has four categories of membership - student, associate, general, and honorary. Membership is open to persons who have been engaged in work directly related to environmental management, environmental law, planning, impact assessment, environmental protection, environmental education, or environmental compliance, including such activities as permitting, compliance auditing, regulatory review, research, teaching, engineering, design, quality assurance, and implementation of environmental protection and control. Membership dues are payable after January 1st each year.