作為國際重要的空間科學研究期刊，其目的是對空間研究的各個分支進行綜合。重點是天體物理學、行星系統物理學、太陽物理學以及磁層和行星際物質物理學領域的科學成果和儀器?！犊臻g科學評論》出版邀請的論文和專題書籍，并邀請其專長與當前主題相匹配的客座編輯參與。

As an international key journal on scientific space research, its purpose is to provide a comprehensive synthesis of the various branches of space research. The emphasis is on scientific results and instruments in the fields of astrophysics, physics of planetary systems, solar physics, and physics of magnetospheres & interplanetary matter. Space Science Reviews publishes invited papers and topical volumes, engaging guest editors whose expertise matches the topic at hand.