[6][7] However, the society, operating in England, found it difficult to manage a publication by Wayne State University Press in Michigan, US, and decided to create its own journal.
[8] The editor of Human Biology Gabriel Lasker quickly felt the need for a supporting society, the concept of which was discussed at the meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in April 1973.
With the support and influence of Paul T. Baker, previous president of ASPA, the Human Biology Council was established on 19 November 1973.
[5] In 1994, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in the District of Columbia formally approved the society which changed its name to Human Biology Association,[10] on 30 March.
[3] The HBA continued to publish Human Biology until 1987, when the Wayne State University Press changed its publication policies upon which the society decided to withdraw the support.