《社會正義研究》發表原創論文，對研究人類事務中正義的起源、結構和后果的社會科學家具有廣泛的意義。該雜志采用傳統和新穎的方法，涵蓋了與司法相關的研究工作，涵蓋了社會科學和其他領域:心理學、社會學、人類學、經濟學、社會政策研究、政治學、法學、管理學等。這種多學科方法促進了不同社會科學視角的融合。除了理論、實證和方法方面的原創研究論文外，該雜志還不時出版書評和專題文章。

Social Justice Research publishes original papers that have broad implications for social scientists investigating the origins, structures, and consequences of justice in human affairs.The journal encompasses justice-related research work using traditional and novel approaches, and spanning the social sciences and beyond: psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, social policy research, political science, law, management science, and others.This multidisciplinary approach advances the integration of diverse social science perspectives. In addition to original research papers - theoretical, empirical, and methodological - the journal publishes book reviews and, from time to time, special thematic issues.