The initial issues contained research papers and articles by faculty and graduate students, but eventually, contributions from non-Silliman scholars and scholars outside of the Philippines were also accepted.

The initial publication of the journal was funded by the James W. Chapman Research Foundation.

[2] The Silliman Journal generally accepts contributions in all fields from both Philippine and foreign scholars.

Articles are required to have some relevance to the Philippines, Asian, or the Pacific regions.

[1] The journal is accredited with the Philippine Commission on Higher Education[3] and is abstracted and indexed by The Zoological Record.