To further these goals, the society organizes an annual meeting and publishes the scientific journal Behavior Genetics.

Members receive a complimentary subscription to the society's journal as well as discounted registration rates for the association's annual meetings.

[2] Other notable presidents include Irving I. Gottesman (1976), John C. Loehlin (1980), Steven G. Vandenberg (1984), Sandra Scarr (1985), Robert Plomin (1989), Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr. (1993), Glayde Whitney (1994), Nick Martin (1996–1997), and Dorret Boomsma (2008).

[2] Whitney's presidential address at the 1995 annual meeting in Richmond, Virginia, claiming genetic roots of the relationship between race and crime, caused a controversy resulting in several resignations from the association's executive committee.

[12] In addition, it was stated that "members are not encouraged to express their personal political and moral views" in presentations given at the meeting, which should be strictly scientific.

[5] In addition, the society gives the annual Fulker Award for an outstanding paper published in Behavior Genetics.