Jökull publishes research papers, notes and review articles concerning all aspects of the Earth Sciences. The journal is primarily aimed at being an international forum for geoscience research in Iceland. Specific areas of coverage include glaciology, glacial geology, physical geography, general geology, petrology, volcanology, geothermal research, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology and oceanography. Jökull also publishes research notes and reports from glacier expeditions, book reviews, and material of interest to the members of the Icelandic Glaciological and Geological Societies.

Jökull is indexed and abstracted by Thomson Reuters in their Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition.
Citation Reports/Science Edition. ISSN 0449-0576