《社会哲学杂志》寻求出版创造性的方法来处理当代社会生活中实际和规范的问题，例如经济和其他形式的全球化、暴力政治冲突和世界范围内文化经验的多样性所引起的问题。它强调理解政治、法律、道德和文化问题的社会背景，并优先发展新的理论框架，从社会本体论到关怀伦理，再到民主、人权和全球正义的世界性理论。《华尔街日报》的编辑过程是在线进行的，不仅由审稿人，也由编辑对文章进行盲审，目的是及时回应投稿。《华尔街日报》有时也出版一些特别的专刊，集中讨论一些重要的实际问题，因为它深信，通过有纪律的和创新的哲学分析，可以更好地理解这些问题。
The Journal of Social Philosophy seeks to publish creative approaches to practical and normative issues of contemporary social life, such as those arising from economic and other forms of globalization, violent political conflict, and the multiplicity of cultural experiences worldwide. It places new emphasis on understanding the social contexts for political, legal, moral, and cultural questions, and gives priority to the development of novel theoretical frameworks, from social ontology to care ethics to cosmopolitan theories of democracy, human rights, and global justice. The Journal's editorial process proceeds online, with blind review of articles not only by referees but also by the editor, and aims to deliver timely responses for submissions. The Journal also on occasion publishes special issues focusing on topics of vital practical concern, in the conviction that these can be better understood with the aid of disciplined and innovative philosophical analysis.
