Since its founding in 1978, Academic Forum has been a comprehensive academic journal of philosophy and social sciences sponsored by the Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences. In the past 40 years, the journal has always adhered to the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the "Three Represents" important thought, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and has adhered to the academic, ideological, and strategic publishing policy. The journal is committed to studying major theoretical and practical issues in philosophy and social sciences, tracking academic frontiers, advocating theoretical innovation, and striving to create a high-level and distinctive academic exchange platform.
At present, the journal covers multiple disciplines such as philosophy, economics, political science, sociology, law, literature, culture, and history, and is published in the form of a bimonthly.