Shōnen Jump NEXT!! currently publishes spinoff chapters of manga featured in the main Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, one-shots by current and past Weekly Shōnen Jump contributors, and one-shots by newcomers.
The magazine originally launched with the title Shōnen Jump in 1969 as a spinoff magazine when Weekly Shōnen Jump became weekly.
In 2014 the magazine changed names again to Shōnen Jump NEXT!! and was published every other month.
The publication then changed names to Shōnen Jump NEXT! in 2010, and changed to being published four times a year in 2012.