伊卡洛斯致力于出版太陽系研究領域的原始貢獻。關于天文學、地質學、氣象學、物理學、化學、生物學和太陽系或太陽系外其他科學方面的新研究成果（觀測、實驗或理論）的手稿是受歡迎的。該雜志一般不發表專門研究太陽、地球、天體力學、氣象學或天體物理學的論文。伊卡洛斯不發表提供博德定律或其他數值關系“改進”版本的論文，沒有健全的物理基礎。伊卡洛斯不發布會議公告或一般通知。可以考慮對航天器儀器的評論、歷史論文和手稿，但必須事先獲得編者的批準。該期刊的一整期文章偶爾只涉及一個主題，通常是由同一主題的會議引起的。出版的語言是英語。美國或英國的用法是可以接受的，但不能混合使用。伊卡洛斯得到了美國天文學會行星科學司的認可。主題問題和章節包括：?火星的MRO/Hirise研究?彗星溫度1第1部分和第2部分的深度沖擊?火星極地科學I、II、III、IV?來自卡西尼的土星結冰衛星。

Icarus is devoted to the publication of original contributions in the field of Solar System studies. Manuscripts reporting the results of new research - observational, experimental, or theoretical - concerning the astronomy, geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology, and other scientific aspects of our Solar System or extrasolar systems are welcome. The journal generally does not publish papers devoted exclusively to the Sun, the Earth, celestial mechanics, meteoritics, or astrophysics. Icarus does not publish papers that provide "improved" versions of Bode's law, or other numerical relations, without a sound physical basis. Icarus does not publish meeting announcements or general notices. Reviews, historical papers, and manuscripts describing spacecraft instrumentation may be considered, but only with prior approval of the editor. An entire issue of the journal is occasionally devoted to a single subject, usually arising from a conference on the same topic. The language of publication is English. American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these.Icarus is endorsed by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.Thematic Issues and Sections have included: ? MRO/HiRISE Study of Mars? Deep Impact at Comet Tempel 1, Parts 1 and 2? Mars Polar Science I, II, III, IV? Saturn's Icy Satellites from Cassini.