In 2005 the journal Futures published a special issue on the WFSF, edited by Richard Slaughter. In it, ten articles, essays and interviews shed light on the rich history of the organisation. The special issue includes the following:

• Richard Slaughter: "World Futures Studies Federation: histories and futures"
• Jim Dator: "The WFSF and I"
• Bart van Steenbergen: "The first fifteen years: a personal view of the early history of the WFSF (1967–1982)"
  
• Wendell Bell "Creativity, skepticism, and visioning the future"
• Sohail Inayatullah "Sweet memories of the future: a personal history of the World Futures Studies Federation"
  
• Karoliina Lehtinen "World Futures Studies Federation in 1993–1997"
• Tamas Gaspar and Jose Ramos: "Youth and the WFSF: a generational approach"
• Alexandra Montgomery: "Managing a sphere of influence: WFSF and its institutional members"
• Eleonora Barbieri Masini: "Reflections on World Futures Studies Federation"
• Jose Ramos: "Memories and methods: conversations with Ashis Nandy, Ziauddin Sardar and Richard Slaughter"