The College Student Affairs Journal is a national peer-reviewed academic journal primarily aimed at reporting original qualitative or quantitative research on topics of interest to student affairs researchers, practitioners, and faculty. Occasionally, articles also include research reports, updates on professional issues, examinations of legal and policy issues, dialogues and debates, historical articles, literature reviews, opinion pieces, or projections of future trends. The College Student Affairs Journal also publishes reviews of recently published books on student affairs leadership, administration, policy, and practice.

For over thirty years, The College Student Affairs Journal has maintained a strong reputation in providing colleges and universities across the nation with a quality resource on topics of policy and practice in student affairs. Sponsored by the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA), the journal has new editorial homes at the University of Oklahoma in Norman and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.