Icarus (journal)

This article is about the journal. For the magazine, see Icarus (magazine). For other uses, see Icarus (disambiguation).
ICARUS
DisciplinePlanetary science
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRosaly Lopes
Publication details
History1962–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
3.508 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4ICARUS
Indexing
ISSN0019-1035
OCLC no.1752499
Links

Icarus is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research in the field of planetary science. It covers a wide range of topics including astronomy, geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, and biology, as they relate to the study of the Solar System and extrasolar systems.

The journal is officially endorsed by the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society and is one of the most prominent venues for research in planetary science.

History

Icarus was established in 1962 by Albert G. Wilson and Zdeněk Kopal. It became affiliated with the Division for Planetary Sciences in 1974. Originally published by Academic Press, the journal has been published by Elsevier since 2000, following Elsevier’s acquisition of Academic Press.

The journal is named after the mythological character Icarus, symbolizing scientific daring and exploration. Each issue features a frontispiece with a quote from Sir Arthur Eddington, who compares the adventurous spirit of Icarus to that of a scientist who “strains his theories to the breaking-point till the weak joints gape.”

List of ICARUS Editors[1][2]
Years Editor(s)
1962–1968 Albert G. Wilson and Zdeněk Kopal
1968–1979 Carl Sagan
1980–1997 Joseph A. Burns
1998–2018 Philip D. Nicholson
2018-present Rosaly Lopes

The journal is named for the mythical Icarus, and the frontispiece of every issue contains an extended quotation from Sir Arthur Eddington equating Icarus' adventurousness with the scientific investigator who "strains his theories to the breaking-point till the weak joints gape."[3]

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is indexed by the following services:[4][5]

Impact Factor

According to the Journal Citation Reports, Icarus had a 2020 impact factor of 3.508.

References

  1. ^ C. Sagan (1980). "Editorial". Icarus. 41 (1): iii. Bibcode:1980Icar...41D...3S. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(80)90155-4.
  2. ^ J. A. Burns (1997). "Thanks for the Memories". Icarus. 130 (2): 225–227. Bibcode:1997Icar..130..225B. doi:10.1006/icar.1997.5859.
  3. ^ Journal Homepage
  4. ^ Online catalog. "Icarus" (via World Cat). Hollis Classic Library. Harvard University. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  5. ^ "Master Journal List". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.


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