It covers "work in the disciplinary fields of literary criticism and theory, continental philosophy, and cultural studies.

The editor-in-chief is Pelagia Goulimari (University of Oxford), who was also the founding executive editor.

[3] From 1993 until 2010, the journal published three issues a year.

In 1996, editors of the journal established an associated book series, Angelaki Humanities, with Manchester University Press.

[4] In July 2021, a new series, Angelaki: New Work in the Theoretical Humanities, was established with Routledge.