Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Risk Analysis
ISSN 0272-4332 · eISSN 1539-6924 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1981
Risk Analysis: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 234 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 221 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Risk Analysis is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Risk Perception and Management, Risk and Safety Analysis and Disaster Management and Resilience, together about 43% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published on behalf of the Society for Risk Analysis, Risk Analysis is ranked among the top 10 journals in the ISI Journal Citation Reports under the social sciences, mathematical methods category, and provides a focal point for new developments in the field of risk analysis. This international peer-reviewed journal is committed to publishing critical empirical research and commentaries dealing with risk issues. The topics covered include: • Human health and safety risks • Microbial risks • Engineering • Mathematical modeling • Risk characterization • Risk communication • Risk management and decision-making • Risk perception, acceptability, and ethics • Laws and regulatory policy • Ecological risks
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Louis AnthonyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences20%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences16.2%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisEngineering5.7%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences4.9%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions4.3%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedINSPECPsycINFOCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 3.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114LetPub ·
- h-index
- 216OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,753OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 184LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 195Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 763,491Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 206 | 118 | 72 |
| 2025 | 221 | 128 | 622 |
| 2024 | 191 | 130 | 1,434 |
| 2023 | 199 | 134 | 2,376 |
| 2022 | 224 | 118 | 2,582 |
| 2021 | 216 | 112 | 3,731 |
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
234 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 160 days – 372 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 257 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (442 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,880 / EUR 4,030 / GBP 3,240 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- original researche paper should start on the third page. Original Research manuscripts should be less than 7,000 words (excluding references, tables and figures), unless excepti…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- perspectivehe Managing Editor prior to submission. Perspectives should be less than 3,500 words generally. Risk Analysis accepts papers in the category ofmain text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, Plagiarism
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Policy
Risk Analysis asks that every author disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT or Large Language Models, if applicable, in their manuscript creation. In accordance with COPE’s position statement on AI tools—these AI tools cannot fulfill the role of, nor be listed as, an author of an article. If an author has used this kind of tool to develop any portion of a manuscript…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
Risk Analysis encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published in their paper. Shared data should be cited. All accepted manuscripts may elect to publish a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE Guidelines
For guidance on good publication practices, published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), please click here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism iThenticate
Risk Analysis employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal, you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0272-4332
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-6924
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Risk Analysis
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Risk Analysis
What CAS zone is Risk Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Risk Analysis is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Risk Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.95; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 216.
How long does peer review take at Risk Analysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 234 days (interquartile range 160–372 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Risk Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Risk Analysis is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, INSPEC, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Risk Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Risk Analysis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .