The World Trade Review was established in close collaboration with Cambridge University Press at the initiative of the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This is an independent journal with editors and all members of the editorial committee from university departments, including articles written from economic, legal, political, and interdisciplinary perspectives on issues related to the multilateral trading system. Prioritize papers that are academically rigorous, accessible to government policy officials and the general public. The magazine also includes short articles seeking to refute or question published papers.

The content of the magazine covers various aspects of international trade, including in-depth theoretical discussions and extensive empirical research. It encourages interdisciplinary research methods to promote the cross integration of international trade with other disciplinary fields. At the same time, the magazine also emphasizes the originality and innovation of its articles, encouraging scholars to propose new theoretical perspectives and research methods to promote the continuous progress of international trade research.