The IOS publishes both popular and scholarly journals about the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa. According to its page on the IOS website, "NEO editorial staff appreciates viewpoints of any reader or contributor ready to share and defend his convictions and approaches, whether commonplace or unconventional." The earliest (January 25, 2014) archived version of NEO's website describes it as "primarily interested in processes taking place at the broad expanse that stretches from Japan and the remote coasts of Africa... We also look at political events happening in other areas of the world as they relate to the Orient."
