Position Announcement

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jori.12246
• Date: 01 March 2018
• Published date: 01 March 2018

Position Announcement

Editor of the Journal of Risk and Insurance

The American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) invites applications and nominations for

the position of Editor of the Journal of Risk and Insurance. The position description, pertinent

information about the Journal, desired editor qualifications, editor responsibilities, and

application/nomination procedures are as follows:

Position Description

The Editor has overall responsibility for assuring the timely and efficient publication of four

editions per year of the Journal of Risk and Insurance (Journal hereafter) and is responsible for

the final decision on each manuscript. The Editor will be appointed to a three-year term with the

initial appointment to begin in January 2019. The Editor reports to the Board of Directors of

ARIA. Multiple individuals may submit a joint application to serve as co-editors.

Journal Information

The Journal publishes rigorous, original research in insurance economics, finance, and risk

management. This includes the following areas of specialization: (1) industrial organization of

insurance markets, (2) management of risks in the private and public sectors, (3) insurance

finance, financial pricing and financial management, (4) economics of employee benefits,

pension plans, and social insurance, (5) utility theory and demand for insurance, (6) asymmetric

information, moral hazard, and adverse selection, (7) insurance regulation, (8) econometric,

actuarial, and statistical methodology; (9) economics of insurance institutions; and (10)

governance of insurance management. Both theoretical and empirical submissions are

encouraged. Empirical work must provide tests of hypotheses based on sound theoretical

foundations.

Papers submitted to the Journal are screened by the Editor for suitability before being sent to

reviewers. Authorship of papers under consideration is anonymous to the reviewers, and the

identities of reviewers are not revealed to the authors.

Desired Editor Qualifications

xA strong publication record in leading business and economics journals, established

commitment to research in risk management and insurance, and the academic reputation

to recruit and retain esteemed Associate Editors

xA commitment to promoting significant scholarly research, and to maintaining and

improving upon the Journal’s editorial standards and reputation

xA reputation for leadership, fairness, objectivity, and integrity

xManagerial and administrative skills necessary to assure the timely publication of the

Journal, including the ability to motivate co-editors (if any), associate editors and

reviewers

xSignificant editorial experience either as editor or associ ate editor of a major journal

(preferred but not required)