It has been in publication since 1953 and is currently published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) acting for CIPSH.

During its history, it was published with issues in many languages, among them French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, and Hindi.

[2] Past editors of Diogenes were Roger Caillois, Comte Jean d'Ormesson, Paola Costa Giovangigli (until 2004), and Maurice Aymard and Luca Scarantino (from 2005).

[3] Before 2022, the English edition of Diogenes was published by SAGE Publications and the French version under the name Diogène by Presses Universitaires de France (PUF).

The journal publishes work from all fields of philosophical, humanistic and social studies from archaeology to education.