The ICSI in pursuance of its mission ‘to develop high calibre professionals facilitating good corporate governance’ launched in 1971 a unique peer and blind reviewed monthly journal titled, “Chartered Secretary”, the Journal for Governance Professionals with ISSN-0972-1983. It is worth noting that at present this prestigious journal is the only quality journal on Corporate Governance in India which has more than one lakh subscribers nationally and globally and is widely circulated amongst industry professionals, academia, ministries, Govt bodies, legal consultants and other professionals. 

It is a monthly publication dedicated to contemporary topics. Some of the topics covered in past issues include CS: A Governance Professional (Feb 2024), EODB and Governance (March 2024), Viksit Bharat: Governance professionals in emerging India (April 2024), ESG & BRSR: Responsible Reporting (May 2024), Responsible Investment for sustainable future (Sept 2024), Exploring opportunities: Paving the road ahead for Governance professionals (Nov 2024), Mediation and Arbitration: Securing the future for the profession (December 2024), Multidisciplinary approach to Governance (Feb 2023), Role of Stewardship and Proxy Firms in Corporate Governance (Jan 2023), to name a few, with central theme on Corporate Governance, Corporate Laws, Finance and Management. 

Besides the regular articles there are sections on Legal world, news from the Government, GST Corner, Ethics in Profession, Corporate Governance Corner, ESG Corner, and GIST of RD & RoC Adjudication Orders. 

A section beyond governance features interesting Case Study, Crossword, National International Reports: Analysis and Book Review that are intellectually stimulating for the reader. 

A separate section on Global Connect is dedicated towards articles from international authors/international theme.

The research corner section covers research papers with focus on legal and conceptual research.
The ICSI also brings out special issues of the Journal once or twice in the calendar year.