SISP Members who pay the annual registration fee are entitled to a CUP CODE (a text string and three numbers, eg: SISP999) which allows them to access the online archive of the Italian Political Science Review (RISP/IPSR) by activating an account on the Cambridge University Press (CUP) website.
The code is assigned to SISP new Members after the payment of the first registration fee. Those who do not remember their CUP code can request it to the SISP Secretariat via email.
Every year, on March 31st, the account of the Members who have not renewed the payment of the annual membership is suspended and is reactivated after the payment of the membership fee. The Secretariat periodically communicates to CUP the accounts to be reactivated.
Note: Paying the registration fee does not automatically imply the right to receive printed copies of the RISP/IPSR. In order to receive the RISP/IPSR in paper format it is necessary to pay an additional fee (see the page ‘Registration‘).
Online access: how to activate a new account or re-activate an existing one
This procedure should be followed:
- when you want to verify whether your existing account is still valid
- When you want to re-activate your account after it was suspended, due to the late payment of SISP annual membership fees.
What to do:
- Visit this page here and click on ‘Log in’.
- Use your CUP registration email and your password to log in.
- If you are re-activating your account after it was suspended, the system will automatically require to change your password on first login.
Some particular cases:
I don’t remember my CUP Registration email:
If you don’t remember is your CUP Registration email is, you can contact SISP Secretary via email.
I don’t remember my password
Click on ‘Forgotten Password’ and follow the procedure.
The email address I originally used to register to CUP website is no longer active and I cannot use it to retrieve the password.
If the email address used to register to CUP is no longer active, the easiest way is to open a new account with a new valid email address. In this case, you can follow procedure n. 2. Please, if you open a new account with a new email, it is very important to communicate the new email address to SISP Secretariat, otherwise we will not be able to update our databases and help you in the future.
How can I check whether my online access is still valid?
After the login, click on My Account. On the left, the voice ‘My Societies’, you can check whether you account is still valid to access freely RISP/IPSR: - If your account entitles you to have access to the online version of RISP/IPSR, you will see ‘ACTIVE’ under SISP Membership IPO Individual.
- If you account includes printed copies, you will see ‘ACTIVE’ under Membership IPOB Individual.
This procedure should be followed:
- When you want to activate for the first time a new account on the CUP Website in order to enjoy online free access to RISP/IPSR.
- When you have an account with an email address that is no longer valid, and you need to open a new account with a new valid email address (Please, write to SISP Secretariat know if this is the case).
What to do:
- Register on Cambridge Core here
- Fill in the form and follow the procedure
- After registration, click on ‘My account’ on the right.
- A new menù will open with many options. Click on ‘My Societies’, on the left.
- A new page will open, with the form “Activate society membership”
- Put SISP lD: 120672413
- Put the personal CUP Code you received after becoming SISP Member: (es: SISP999)
- If you don’t know or do not remember the CUP Code, ask the SISP Secretariat via email
- Click on SUBMIT
Your subscription will be now active and you will have the chance to freely access RISP/IPSR online.
