《當代科學》創刊于1932年，由當代科學協會與印度科學院合作出版。該雜志還打算作為一種媒介，就有關科學和科學活動的重要問題進行交流和討論。所有發表在《當代科學》雜志上的文章，特別是社論、意見和評論、信件和書評，都被認為反映了作者的個人觀點，而不是當前科學協會或印度科學院的官方觀點。

Current Science, founded in 1932 is published by the Current Science Association in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences . The journal is also intended as a medium for communication and discussion of important issues that concern science and scientific activity. All articles published in Current Science, especially editorials, opinions and commentaries, letters and book reviews, are deemed to reflect the individual views of the authors and not the official points of view, either of the Current Science Association or of the Indian Academy of Sciences.