Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics is devoted to all aspects of the history and philosophy of modern physics broadly understood, including physical aspects of astronomy, chemistry and other non-biological sciences. The primary focus is on physics from the mid/late-nineteenth century to the present, the period of emergence of the kind of theoretical physics that has come to dominate the exact sciences in the twentieth century. The journal is internationally oriented with contributions from a wide range of perspectives. In addition to purely historical or philosophical papers, the editors particularly encourage papers that combine these two disciplines. The editors are also keen to publish papers of interest to physicists, as well as specialists in history and philosophy of physics.

現代物理學的歷史哲學研究致力于對現代物理學的歷史哲學的各個方面的廣泛了解，包括天文學、化學等非生物科學的物理方面。主要的焦點是物理學，從19世紀中后期到現在，這段時間出現了一種理論物理學，在20世紀主導了精確科學。該雜志以國際為導向，從廣泛的角度發表文章。除了純粹的歷史或哲學論文，編輯們特別鼓勵結合這兩門學科的論文。編輯們也熱衷于發表物理學家以及物理學歷史和哲學專家感興趣的論文。