It is a peer-reviewed annual journal for the study of the Habsburg monarchy and the Republic of Austria. It also publishes articles dealing with the other post-1919 successor states, if the work has a clear thematic link to the monarchy or the Republic of Austria. It welcomes any significant historical dimension or uses of historical modes of analysis. In addition, the volume contains 30 book reviews and several documents. The Yearbook is regularly listed in International Current Awareness Services.
Selected material is indexed in the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences.