Since inception, Population Research and Policy Review has been edited by some of the finest Editors in Chief around the country. Each of the following individuals contributed to the academic excellence and leadership in the field of demography and population studies for which PRPR is known.
- Larry D. Barnett (Delaware Law School, Widener University). Vol 1(1) Jan 1982 — Vol 11(3) Dec 1992
- David F. Sly (Center for the Study of Population, Florida State University). Vol 12(1) Jan 1993 — Vol 18(6) Dec 1999
- Elwood (Woody) Carlson (Sociology, University of South Carolina – until 2000; Florida State University – after 2002). Vol 19(1) Jan 2000 — Vol 23(6) Jan 2005
- David A. Swanson (University of Mississippi). Vol 24(1) Feb 2005 — Vol 28(1) June 2007
- Thomas W. Pullum (Sociology, University of Texas at Austin). Vol 28(2) June 2007 — Vol 30(6) October 2011
- Stephanie A. Bohon (Sociology, University of Tennessee) & Bridget K. Gorman (Rice University). Vol 31(1) November 2011-December 2014