La revista acoge trabajos de investigación y debates sobre la historia contemporánea, preferentemente de ámbito nacional e internacional. Cada número contiene un dossier dedicado a una línea de investigación o a un tema monográfico.
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea (ISSN 0214-400X, ISSN-e 1988-2734) is an annual publication devoted both to the History of Spain and Contemporary Universal History that compiles research studies and debates on contemporary history, preferably from the national and international field. Each issue contains a dossier devoted to a line of research or a specific subject, as well as studies, notes, debates and reviews.