Oceania publishes contributions in the field of social and cultural anthropology. Its primary regional orientation is to the peoples of Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and insular southeast Asia. The central concern of the journal lies with papers that are the product of sustained ethnographic research, but review articles and papers that have direct bearing on the central ethnographic concerns of the journal are also accepted. Correspondence and shorter comments may be published at the discretion of the editor.

Oceania magazine, as an academic journal focused on anthropology and related fields, plays an important role in promoting academic research and promoting academic exchanges. Its rich academic resources and rigorous academic attitude have made positive contributions to the development of the academic community.