The Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft attracts scholars and researchers from all over the world with its rigorous academic standards and wide range of research. The content of the journal includes not only traditional Orientalist research, but also special attention to emerging research fields and interdisciplinary research methods. By publishing high-quality academic articles, the journal provides rich resources and support for the study of Orientalism.

The main purpose of the journal is to promote the study of Orientalism, covering a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, linguistics, literature, history, religion, culture and the arts. The journal publishes articles and review books from the full spectrum of functionalist linguistics, seeking to present a fundamental unity behind the various schools of thought while stimulating discussion among functionalists. It encourages the interplay of theory and description and provides space for qualitative or quantitative detailed analysis of linguistic data across a wide range of languages.