Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
North American Actuarial Journal
ISSN 1092-0277 · eISSN 2325-0453 · Taylor & Francis
North American Actuarial Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 95 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 44% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
North American Actuarial Journal is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Global Health Care Issues, together about 45.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
North American Actuarial Journal is now listed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index The North American Actuarial Journal scientifically addresses the domestic and international problems, interests and concerns of actuaries, their customers and public policy decision-makers. The North American Actuarial Journal publishes papers from traditional fields of actuarial practice, such as life and health insurance, pensions, employee benefits, property and casualty insurance, and finance and investments. Papers from new or developing areas of actuarial practice are especially welcome. We seek to stimulate research on emerging public policy debates, technology improvements, demographic trends, multidisciplinary topics, globalization issues, and the like. In addition to its listing in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, the North American Actuarial Journal is listed in the 2019 Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List, with an A rating, and is included in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABs) 2021 Academic Journal Guide. The North American Actuarial Journal is the premier publication of the Society of Actuaries. It serves the international, scientific, academic, business and governmental communities, making it the most widely distributed actuarial journal. When a manuscript is published in the North American Actuarial Journal, it becomes part of the permanent body of actuarial literature. Peer Review Policy: Manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo double anonymized peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editor-in-chief Montserrat GuillenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, Spain 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences22.9%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions9.6%
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences8%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Risk and Portfolio OptimizationDecision Sciences3.2%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedMathSciNetzbMATHEconLitPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, ProQuest ABI/INFORM Collection, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Research, Business Premium Collection, ABI/INFORM Complete Professional, ProQuest Central, ProQuest 5000, ProQuest 5000 International, ProQuest Pharma Collection
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.12Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 508OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 71,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40 | 12 | 39 |
| 2024 | 34 | 12 | 113 |
| 2023 | 38 | 10 | 209 |
| 2022 | 40 | 11 | 326 |
| 2021 | 31 | 10 | 251 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
95 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 95 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
North American Actuarial Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
Double anonymized peer review. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo double anonymized peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1092-0277
- Electronic ISSN
- 2325-0453
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Actuaries
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about North American Actuarial Journal
What CAS zone is North American Actuarial Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, North American Actuarial Journal 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 North American Actuarial Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at North American Actuarial Journal?
The publisher reports about 95 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of North American Actuarial Journal based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), Spain (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index North American Actuarial Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, North American Actuarial Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, MathSciNet, zbMATH and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is North American Actuarial Journal open access, and what is the APC?
North American Actuarial Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .