It is the flagship journal of the Population Association of America and has been published by Duke University Press since 2021.

[1][2] The publication has become more frequent in recent years:[4] Older issues of the journal are available via JSTOR[5] and Project MUSE.

[7][8] The journal was fully converted to diamond open access in 2021 when Duke University Press became its publisher.

It relies on a community partnership model, in which libraries, research centers, academic departments, and other entities voluntarily contribute funds to cover publication costs.

Demography no longer assesses article processing charges.