Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE
ISSN 1018-5895 · eISSN 1468-0440 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 242 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insurance and Financial Risk Management, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management and Global Health Care Issues, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice is a journal advancing scientific knowledge of the insurance industry globally.Flagship journal of the Geneva Association, renowned for insurance research.Regularly publishes special issues on topics of current interest like cyber risks, new technologies, climate change, health and longevity, and financial inclusion.Facilitates dialogue between the insurance industry and its economic and social partners. Editor-in-Chief Christophe Courbage View all editors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editor-in-chief Christophe CourbagePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Switzerland 6, United States 5, Germany 4, Canada 4, Mainland China 2 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance30.3%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences9.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions6.7%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEEconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 626OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 453,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,877 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 13 | 61 |
| 2024 | 33 | 15 | 116 |
| 2023 | 27 | 19 | 142 |
| 2022 | 23 | 18 | 737 |
| 2021 | 59 | 29 | 769 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
242 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 179 days – 303 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 283 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (63 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Not considered
- not previously accepted; not previously reviewed by The Geneva Papers
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- AI use Declaring Use of AI for Content Generation in Your Manuscript
Use of an LLM (large language model) should be properly documented in the acknowledgments section of the article. AI models have been known to plagiarize content and to create false information. As such, authors should carry out due diligence to ensure that any AI-generated content in their article is correct and appropriately referenced and that all content is free from copyright infringement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Using third-party material in your articleAuthors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party material (e.g. figures, tables, photos, illustrations, trade literature, or data) is not used without permission. If such material is copyrighted, permission must be obtained and submitted with the final manuscript. The Editor and Publisher must be informed of any restricted-use content at submissio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1018-5895
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0440
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE
What CAS zone is GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. 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 GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 242 days (interquartile range 179–303 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Switzerland (6), United States (5) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE open access, and what is the APC?
GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .