[2] The general topic of the journal is classical antiquity, a well-known term in academic circles of the liberal arts.

It comprises studies of the Greco-Roman cultures dated roughly from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire, which were located around the Mediterranean.

Others would extend the Roman Empire date into post-Roman late antiquity, often considered part of the Middle Ages.

The creators of the journal prefer the most expansive view, as well as the broadest range of topics from "Greek and Roman literature, history, archaeology, visual culture, philosophy and philology, ...."[2] The publication process is deliberately networked and democratic.

UC Berkeley DAGRS retains the position of chief editor, but otherwise the several-member editorial board has been chosen from educational institutions along the west coast and in Arizona.