[1] It is a journal dedicated to the analytical, political and moral questions arising at the intersection between economy and society.

The current editors-in-chief are Alya Guseva (Boston University) and Akos Rona-Tas (UC San Diego).

Former editors-in-chief were Gregory Jackson, (Free University of Berlin) 2013–2021, Wolfgang Streeck (Max-Plank-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung), 2007–2012, as well as Alexander Hicks (Emory University) and David Marsden (London School of Economics and Political Science), 2003–2006, who founded the journal.

[2][3] The following scientists served as editors for SER: Jens Beckert (2007-2010), Jonathan Zeitlin (2007-2009), Lane Kenworthy (2010-2013), Marc Schneiberg (2010-2017), David Rueda (2013-2016), Don Tomaskovic-Devey (2017-2020), Julia Lynch (2018-2021), Bruno Amable (2010-2022), Nina Bandelj (2010-2022), Patrick Emmenegger (since 2017), Ken-Hou Lin (since 2017), Elvire Guillaud (since 2022), Sebastien Lechevalier (since 2022), and Eleni Tsingou (since 2022).

SER has an "Advisory Board" composed of 12 scholars of particular value for the journal.