It releases an annual volume of review articles relevant to the fields of genomics and human genetics.

[8] The Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics is helmed by the editor or the co-editors.

Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year.

All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms.

The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors.