Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association
ISSN 0515-0361 · eISSN 1783-1350 · Cambridge University Press · BELGIUM · Semiannual
Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Probability and Risk Models, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ASTIN Bulletin publishes papers that are relevant to any branch of actuarial science and insurance mathematics. Its papers are quantitative and scientific in nature, and draw on theory and methods developed in any branch of the mathematical sciences including actuarial mathematics, statistics, probability, financial mathematics and econometrics. As of Vol 57 (2027) all articles are published on a Gold Open Access basis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Mario WüthrichPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences16.6%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.8%
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences13.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Risk and Portfolio OptimizationDecision Sciences5%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 36Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 770OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 27 | 12 |
| 2025 | 48 | 35 | 78 |
| 2024 | 38 | 29 | 144 |
| 2023 | 40 | 32 | 265 |
| 2022 | 28 | 19 | 221 |
| 2021 | 37 | 24 | 433 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- BELGIUM
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0515-0361
- Electronic ISSN
- 1783-1350
- Society / sponsor
- International Actuarial Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association
What CAS zone is Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Statistics & Probability / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association open access, and what is the APC?
Astin Bulletin-The Journal of the International Actuarial Association is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .