歷史與理論主要在以下領域發表文章和評論文章：批判歷史哲學；思辨歷史哲學；史學；史學史；歷史方法論；批判理論；時間與文化；歷史與相關學科。每本年刊由四個數字組成，第四個數字通常以主題發行的形式出現。該期刊以印刷形式提供，也可以電子形式向所有訂閱印刷版的人提供。

History and Theory publishes articles and review essays principally in these areas: critical philosophy of history; speculative philosophy of history; historiography; history of historiography; historical methodology; critical theory; time and culture; and history and related disciplines. Each annual volume consists of four numbers; the fourth number is usually in the form of a Theme Issue.The journal is available in print form, and is also available in electronic form to all who subscribe to the print edition.