Dialogue is committed to the promotion of non-violent, principled, interest-based methods of conflict resolution. It is based on the understanding that the global civil community seeks to live in peace. Guided by the recognition that many governments and alliances have become reliant on the militarization of conflict, the journal adopts a novel, multi-disciplinary approach directed at an intellectually curious audience. Its content includes scholarly articles, field reports, and a variety of multi-media artworks related to non-violent conflict resolution at the national and international level. It strives to incorporate a broad range of civil society in the dialogue for non-violent resolution to conflict; to humanize the effects of violent conflict; to link researchers, educators, students, artists, scholars, practitioners, and activists; and to promote education and training in principled, interest-based mediation.

All art and article submissions must pass a rigorous peer review before being included in Dialogue.  Scholarly articles and field reports are initially screened by the editors.  Members of the editorial board then blindly referee each article and must approve it for publication.

The journal is published bi-annually in February and August of each year.  The February issue maintains a general theme that welcomes submissions dealing with all regions of the world.  Each August issue focuses on a particular region. The August 2007 publication centers on the Middle East, while the August 2008 issue is tentatively concerned with Central and South America.