Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco

What Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco does

The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) is a non-profit professional membership association founded in 1994 and headquartered in Windsor, Wisconsin, that serves as the only organization dedicated exclusively to advancing nicotine and tobacco research across disciplines from molecular to societal. SRNT delivers value through four interlocking offerings: the peer-reviewed Nicotine & Tobacco Research journal (published in partnership with Oxford University Press for 25+ years and listed in Index Medicus), the Annual Meeting (1,400+ international attendees across 3.5 days of plenary lectures, paper sessions, symposia, and posters), eight topical Networks providing specialized sub-communities (Adolescent, Basic Science, Genetics/Omics, Global Health, Policy/Regulatory Science, Trainees, Treatment Research, Health Disparities), and the SRNT Library of archived webinars and educational content. Revenue is generated from tiered annual membership dues ($5-$385 depending on sector, country income classification, and career stage), annual meeting registration fees, journal licensing royalties from Oxford University Press, and recurring government grants (notably from NIDA since 1999), with strict prohibition on commercial tobacco industry funding reinforcing its positioning as an independent scientific voice for FDA, NCI, CDC, and WHO engagements. The society operates two regional chapters (SRNT-Europe since 2000, SRNT-Oceania since 2019) and is managed day-to-day by The Rees Group under Executive Director Bruce Wheeler, with a distributed governance model across 40+ countries.

Name

Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco

Legal name

Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco

Website

https://srnt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) is a non-profit scientific society that serves 1,200+ researchers, academics, treatment professionals, and government employees across 40+ countries through its peer-reviewed journal, annual meeting, and eight topical research Networks.

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Product category

Professional Scientific Society Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

Keywords

• Scientific society services
• Peer-reviewed journal publishing
• Annual scientific conference
• Professional research association
• Tobacco research membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SRNT generates revenue primarily through annual membership dues, with tiered pricing based on sector (for-profit $385, not-for-profit $245), country income level ($5-$35 for LMIC countries), and career stage ($70 students, $145 recent graduates, $55 retired). Membership year is based on the calendar year with no pro-rating.
2. Annual Meeting Registration: Revenue generated from registration fees for the annual scientific conference, with discounted rates for members. Early bird registration fees available until approximately four weeks prior to the meeting. Pre-conference workshops, guest registrations, and continuing education credits available at additional cost.
3. Journal Access Licensing: Nicotine & Tobacco Research journal published in partnership with Oxford University Press. Journal access is a membership benefit, with the society receiving licensing/royalty revenue from OUP for the journal brand and content.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

SRNT is a non-profit professional scientific society that delivers a tiered membership program providing researchers, academics, treatment professionals, and government employees with access to its flagship peer-reviewed journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research (published by Oxford University Press), its annual scientific conference, eight topical research Networks, two geographic chapters (Europe and Oceania), and an educational content library. The society stimulates the generation and dissemination of new knowledge concerning nicotine in all its manifestations from molecular to societal.

Product overview

SRNT is a professional scientific society offering a portfolio of membership-based products and services centered on advancing nicotine and tobacco research. The core offerings include the Nicotine & Tobacco Research journal (published with Oxford University Press) and the Annual Meeting conference. Supporting offerings include the SRNT Library (educational content archive), eight topical Networks for professional development, two geographic Chapters (Europe and Oceania), Product Standards documents, and SRNT Positions (policy statements). The society also offers membership services providing access to all these resources plus awards, leadership opportunities, and a member directory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• Nicotine & Tobacco Research: The official scientific journal of SRNT, published by Oxford University Press. One of the world's few peer-reviewed journals devoted exclusively to the study of nicotine and tobacco.

Products and services

• Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal SRNT's flagship peer-reviewed scientific journal published in partnership with Oxford University Press, focusing exclusively on nicotine and tobacco research including biobehavioral, neurobiological, molecular biologic, epidemiological, addiction, clinical, public health, public policy, and tobacco regulatory science findings. Available to members and institutional subscribers.
• SRNT Annual Meeting The leading scientific forum for presentation and discussion of the latest nicotine and tobacco research, bringing together more than 1,400 international attendees across research disciplines over 3.5 days, featuring plenary lectures, paper sessions, symposia, and scientific poster sessions. Held annually in late February/early March.
• SRNT Membership Tiered annual membership program providing access to discounted Annual Meeting registration, electronic access to Nicotine & Tobacco Research journal, SRNT Library access, Network participation, leadership opportunities, awards eligibility, and member directory. Pricing tiered by sector (for-profit $385, not-for-profit $245), country income (LMIC $5-$35), and career stage (students $70, recent graduates $145, retired $55).
• SRNT Library Online educational resource housing archived Network Webinars, selected content from past SRNT Annual Meetings including plenary lectures, and educational fundamentals. Members receive unrestricted access while non-members have restricted access.
• SRNT Networks Eight topical Networks providing specialized communities of researchers: Adolescent & Young Adult Research, Basic Science Research, Genetics and Omics Research, Global Health Research, Policy and Regulatory Science Research, Trainees, Treatment Research, and Health Disparities Network. Networks host 2 webinars per year.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cochrane systematic reviews show nicotine e-cigarettes can be more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies for smoking cessation
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oxford University PresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxford University Press is the non-profit publisher of SRNT's flagship journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, one of the world's few peer-reviewed journals devoted exclusively to nicotine and tobacco research. The journal has been publishing cutting edge research for more than 25 years and achieved listing in Index Medicus within two years of launch. OUP handles journal production, distribution, and online hosting through their platform.
• The Rees GroupcoreOthersThe Rees Group (formerly Thomas Miller Associates) provides professional management services to SRNT. They handle association management including staff support, meeting planning, and operational activities. SRNT's Executive Director Bruce Wheeler works with The Rees Group for day-to-day operations.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)coreOthersNIDA has provided recurring grant support to defray costs for SRNT annual meetings since 1999. SRNT officers met with NIDA Director Alan Leshner to secure explicit statement that NIDA would support research on all drugs of abuse, legal and illegal. This partnership has been instrumental in advancing nicotine research funding.
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)coreOthersNCI commissioned two series of white papers through SRNT identifying research gaps related to FDA's new role in regulating tobacco industry and WHO FCTC Article 14 guidelines. Both series were published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. SRNT has partnered with NCI on multiple white paper initiatives.
• Medical University of South Carolina's Hollings Cancer CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearchers at Hollings Cancer Center contributed to the SRNT Treatment Research Network's Harm Reduction Work Group guidance published in JAMA, recommending that US clinicians discuss nicotine e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tools for adult patients.
• SRNT-EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRNT-Europe is the first formal chapter of SRNT, formed in 2000 and now an independent organization chartered in the UK. The chapter holds its own Board of Directors and plans activities based on needs of SRNT members in Europe. SRNT and SRNT-Europe have co-hosted Annual Meetings in Prague (2005) and Dublin (2009).
• SRNT-Oceania (SRNT-O)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRNT-Oceania is the second formal chapter of SRNT, launched in Sydney, Australia in October 2019. The chapter encompasses Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Australia and New Zealand. It supports and builds capacity among researchers, especially indigenous researchers, in the Oceania region through its own Board of Directors and activities.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)coreOthersFDA's Center for Tobacco Products engages with SRNT, with SRNT responding to requests for information on topics such as menthol, NRT, and non-combustible tobacco products. SRNT has submitted multiple docket comments to FDA on tobacco product standards including nicotine levels, menthol in cigarettes, and flavored cigars.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreOthersSRNT collaborated with WHO and World Bank Organization on www.treatobacco.net, a comprehensive online resource for tobacco dependence treatment. The resource was recognized by WHO as one of only two such resources specifically mentioned in FCTC Article 14 guidelines. Users increased from 14,338 to over 104,551 over a decade.
• Cochrane Tobacco Addiction GroupminorOthersSRNT collaborated with Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group on www.treatobacco.net development, providing comprehensive database on tobacco dependence treatment covering efficacy, safety, economics, policy, and demographics/health effects.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)minorOthersSRNT collaborated with CDC on development of www.treatobacco.net online resource for tobacco dependence treatment. SRNT also participates in coalition letters supporting funding for CDC's Office on Smoking and Health.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Truth Initiative: Major US tobacco control organization originally founded as the American Legacy Foundation. Different organizational model (advocacy foundation rather than membership society) but historically connected to SRNT through journal funding and shared tobacco control mission.
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Leading tobacco control advocacy organization engaged in policy work parallel to SRNT's regulatory submissions. Different model but overlapping stakeholders and complementary role in the broader tobacco control ecosystem.

Regional players

• European Respiratory Society: Regional professional society for respiratory medicine serving European researchers and clinicians, with significant tobacco-related respiratory disease research. Comparable scientific society model with international conference and journals.

Broad incumbents

• American Public Health Association: Large public health professional association with an active tobacco control section. Overlapping member base of public health researchers and policy professionals engaged in tobacco control and prevention.
• Society for Neuroscience: Large scientific society covering neuroscience including nicotinic receptor research and addiction neurobiology. Similar membership, conference, and journal model at much larger scale; relevant for SRNT's Basic Science and Genetics/Omics Networks.
• American Thoracic Society: Larger established medical society with overlapping membership base (pulmonologists treating tobacco-related disease). Operates multiple journals and a major annual conference with significant tobacco-related respiratory content.
• American Association for Cancer Research: Large professional society with significant tobacco-related cancer research portfolio. Operates multiple journals and a major annual meeting attracting researchers in tobacco carcinogenesis and cancer prevention.
• American Society of Addiction Medicine: Medical specialty society focused on addiction including tobacco use disorder. Comparable in addressing nicotine dependence treatment and policy, but with broader addiction scope and physician-member focus.

Direct peers

• College on Problems of Drug Dependence: Direct peer professional scientific society focused on substance use and addiction research, including nicotine and tobacco. Closely comparable membership model, peer-reviewed journal publication, and annual scientific conference structure.
• Research Society on Alcoholism: Direct peer scientific society focused on alcohol research with similar structure to SRNT, including tiered membership, annual scientific meeting, peer-reviewed journal, and policy advocacy. Most structurally analogous professional society in the addiction research space.

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