As of 2014[update], AEA has approximately 7057 members from all 50 US states and over 60 other countries.
The American Journal of Evaluation is published quarterly through SAGE Publications and includes individually peer-reviewed articles on a range of topics in the field.
As of September 2014[update], AEA has 50+ topically focused subgroups.
[3] Each subgroup develops a strand of content for the association's annual conference, and works to build a community of practice through various means.
The two associations had been conducting joint annual conferences for several years when ERS President Joseph Wholey contacted Evaluation Network President Michael Hendricks to suggest a formal merger of the two organizations.