International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

What International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology does

The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) is a private, membership-based professional association founded in 1972 and headquartered in Palm Bay, USA, that serves cross-cultural psychology researchers, educators, and practitioners worldwide. It organizes its membership into 10 geographic regions spanning 65+ countries, with a stated base of more than 800 individual members, and is affiliated with the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS). Its core product is the peer-reviewed Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCCP), published in partnership with Sage Publications and transitioned to a digital-only format in January 2025. Beyond the journal, the association runs biennial international congresses (next scheduled for Leuven, Belgium in July 2026), the Culture & Psychology School and E.D.U.C.A.T.E. Initiative for member education, Spark Grants for member-led research, and recurring bulletins that sustain community communication.

The association's technology stack is conventional and content-centric: a peer-reviewed journal delivered digitally through Sage's publishing infrastructure, event-management operations for biennial and regional conferences, and member-facing educational programs. There is no proprietary software platform, no AI/ML component, and no patent or data-asset footprint in the record. Revenue mechanics are typical of a learned society: tiered individual membership dues priced between $10 and $85, biennial congress registration fees, and publication royalties from the Sage partnership. The customer unit is the individual academic member and conference attendee rather than any institutional buyer, which produces a highly distributed revenue base with no material customer concentration.

Name

International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

Legal name

International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

Website

https://iaccp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology is a 50-plus-year-old non-profit learned society serving 800-plus cross-cultural psychology researchers across 65-plus countries through a peer-reviewed journal, biennial congresses, member education programs, and research grants.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Palm Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees ranging from $10 for students in low-income economies to $85 for professionals earning $65,001 or more. Fees are based on income level and professional/student status, providing access to JCCP journal, bulletins, conferences, and grants.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue from biennial international Congresses and regional conferences. Members receive reduced registration fees compared to non-members. Includes conference dinners and associated events.
3. Publication Revenues: The Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCCP) is published through Sage Inc. The digital-only transition (as of January 2025) eliminated printing costs while maintaining member access to the journal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IACCP is a professional scientific society that facilitates communication, research dissemination, and professional development among cross-cultural psychology researchers, students, and practitioners. Its core offerings center on membership in the association, the flagship Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCCP) published by Sage, biennial International Congresses and regional conferences, the annual Culture & Psychology School, the E.D.U.C.A.T.E. Initiative, research grants, and awards programs.

Product overview

IACCP is a professional association for cross-cultural psychology researchers, not a unified software product. The organization offers a portfolio of membership-based services including: the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCCP) as the flagship bimonthly digital journal; the Online Readings in Psychology and Culture (ORPC) as a free educational resource; biennial International Congresses and annual Regional Conferences; the Culture & Psychology School for graduate student training; the E.D.U.C.A.T.E. Initiative for educational development; research grants (SPARK Grants and Kwok Leung Award); IACCP Bulletins for communications; Conference Proceedings published from congress presentations; and an Awards Program recognizing outstanding contributions. Membership fees fund access to these services with tiered pricing from $10-85 based on income level.

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Products and services

• IACCP Membership Program Annual membership program for individuals (researchers, students, practitioners) in cross-cultural psychology, with tiered dues ranging from $10 (students in low- and middle-income economies) to $85 (professionals earning $65,001+). Benefits include free JCCP access, IACCP Bulletins, reduced conference fees, member directory, research webinars, and travel support.
• Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCCP) The flagship bimonthly peer-reviewed journal publishing interdisciplinary research on cross-cultural questions in social, developmental, cognitive, linguistic, personality, organizational, and other areas of psychology. Published in partnership with Sage Publications, with free member access and digital-only distribution as of January 2025.
• Online Readings in Psychology and Culture (ORPC) A free online educational resource for researchers, teachers, students, and anyone interested in interrelationships between psychology and culture. Sponsored by IACCP and hosted at scholarworks.gvsu.edu.
• IACCP International Congresses Major international congresses held every two years, serving as meeting places for researchers and students from around the world to exchange ideas. Members receive reduced registration fees. Includes keynote lectures, presentations, and networking events.
• IACCP Regional Conferences Regional conferences held in most years to bring together people within regions or those with regional interests. Organized across 10 geographic regions worldwide.
• Culture & Psychology School Annual research-intensive and interactive educational forum for doctoral and master's level students and early scholars, held before IACCP conferences. Provides specialized training integrating cultural aspects into psychology fields. Registration fees range from $240-$355 with scholarships for developing nation participants.
• E.D.U.C.A.T.E. Initiative The educational wing of IACCP that supports development of educational opportunities and resources for members at all career stages. Organizes workshops, courses, mentoring, thematic meetings, research webinars, Knowledge Exchange Cafes, Research Colloquia, and the E.D.U.C.A.T.E. Forum series.
• IACCP Research Grants Program Grant programs supporting members' research activities including IACCP Spark Grants (up to $1,000 USD) for awareness, networking, and capacity building, and the Kwok Leung Award for post-graduate students at the C&P Summer School (up to $1,500 budget per proposal). Witkin-Okonji Memorial Fund Award also provides international conference travel support.
• IACCP Awards Program Recognition programs including the Harry and Pola Triandis Doctoral Thesis Award ($500 plus benefits), Cigdem Kagitcibasi Early Career Award ($1,500 grant), Honorary Fellows designation, Walter J. Lonner Distinguished Lecture Series, and Outstanding Service Award.
• IACCP Bulletins Regular bulletins providing news, updates, and communications to association members. Archives span from 1967 to present.
• Conference Proceedings Peer-reviewed books of chapters based on presentations at IACCP congresses, published as eBooks since 2006.
• IACCP Archives Historical archives containing administrative documents, constitution, proceedings, books, membership materials, and materials documenting the history and diversification of the field of psychology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 members served across 65+ countries
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIACCP is affiliated with IUPsyS, the international organization representing psychology as a science. This affiliation provides institutional recognition and connection to the broader global psychology community.
• Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR)minorOthersRelated society that holds annual meetings in February. Both organizations serve researchers in related areas of cross-cultural study.
• International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR)minorOthersRelated professional organization hosting biennial conferences. IACCP collaborated on the Intercultural Program Directory.
• Sage Publications Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Sage handles production, distribution, and platform hosting for JCCP under the agreement with IACCP.
• Tilburg UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTilburg University Cross-Cultural Research Workshops are offered to IACCP members. Additionally, Culture Factor Group and Tilburg University offer joint training programmes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Association for Psychological Science: International scientific society for psychology research with a member-driven journal portfolio and annual convention. Comparable to IACCP in mission (advancing psychological science) and membership/publication/conference model, though APS covers all psychological science rather than the cross-cultural niche.
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Major US-based scientific society for personality and social psychology with annual conference and journal portfolio. Comparable membership organization structure; significant topical overlap with IACCP on cross-cultural social and personality psychology.
• International Union of Psychological Science: International umbrella organization representing psychology as a science. IACCP is affiliated with IUPsyS, and the two share a comparable international scientific society role, though IUPsyS operates at a higher federation level rather than as a direct membership body.
• American Psychological Association: Largest professional psychology association in the US, publishing dozens of journals and serving hundreds of thousands of members. Overlaps with IACCP through general psychology membership and cross-cultural research content, but APA's scope is much broader and not niche-focused on cross-cultural psychology.
• British Psychological Society: UK-based chartered professional body for psychology with membership, publications, and conferences. Comparable professional association model; less niche-focused than IACCP but serves overlapping cross-cultural psychology communities in the UK and Commonwealth.
• International Association of Applied Psychology: International psychology organization under the International Union of Psychological Science with a focus on applied psychology. Comparable international membership-and-congress model to IACCP, with overlapping researchers in cross-cultural and organizational psychology.
• European Association of Social Psychology: European scientific society for social psychology with membership, journal, and biennial conference model closely paralleling IACCP's structure. Overlaps with IACCP on cross-cultural social psychology content and attracts many of the same European researchers.

Direct peers

• Society for Cross-Cultural Research: Closest direct peer organization, also dedicated to cross-cultural research, holding annual meetings in February and sharing researchers and topic overlap with IACCP. The two societies collaborate informally and serve essentially the same scholar community.
• International Association for Intercultural Research: Biennial conference organizer focused on intercultural research; explicitly cited as a related society. Overlaps heavily with IACCP on conferences and the Intercultural Program Directory, and serves a closely related academic community.

Regional players

• Asian Association of Social Psychology: Regional social psychology association serving primarily Asian researchers with a biennial conference and journal. Highly comparable to IACCP in mission and structure, but regionally focused on Asia while IACCP operates globally through 10 regions.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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