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Elsevier, Inc., the publisher for Icarus rolled out a new Guide for Authors in February without consulting the Icarus Editor or the Icarus Editorial Board (upon which I currently sit). These guidelines are clearly the result of Elsevier, Inc., wanting to standardize their Author Guidelines across all of their many journals. However, the guidelines as written are confusing. It is not clear what is required versus what is optional, and some things simply don't apply to Icarus. Furthermore, these guidelines change some long-standing traditions in Icarus. The Icarus Editor and Editorial Board are currently pushing back against these changes. Until these issues get cleared up, I would suggest continuing to follow the Icarus-Board-approved Guide for Authors.