Green was founding editor of "Archives of Sexual Behavior" in 1971, serving as Editor for 30 years. In 1974 Green and the board of the new journal established the International Academy of Sex Research, with Green as the founding president; the "Archives" became the official publication of the Academy. The new organization had a more selective membership than Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), which published the leading US sexology journal of the time, "The Journal of Sex Research". The IASR membership has a more medical and biological emphasis, and only accepts applications from published researchers. The IASR also has a more international approach, alternatively meeting in the US and other countries every year. Eventually, the "Archives" became a premier journal in its field. Green retired as Editor of "Archives of Sexual Behavior" in 2001 and Editorship was continued by Kenneth Zucker.