Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Risk Management-An International Journal
ISSN 1460-3799 · eISSN 1743-4637 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Risk Management-An International Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 163 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Risk Management-An International Journal 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 Risk Management in Financial Firms, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Risk and Safety Analysis, together about 24.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Risk Management publishes original quantitative research on the measurement, modeling, and governance of financial risk. The journal’s scope is firmly anchored in financial risk management. All submissions must engage with financial risk as the central object of inquiry rather than as a peripheral or incidental element. Core topics. The journal covers the full spectrum of financial risk, including market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, insurance and actuarial risk, and operational risk within financial institutions. Research on risk measurement methodologies, portfolio risk management, hedging strategies, risk pricing, and the design and evaluation of risk governance frameworks falls within scope. Emerging and priority areas. The journal actively encourages submissions on topics at the frontier of financial risk research, including but not limited to: climate and environmental transition risk as it affects financial institutions, portfolios, or asset prices; systemic risk, financial contagion, and macroprudential policy; AI and machine learning risk in financial decision-making, including model validation and interpretability, algorithmic and automated trading risk, AI-induced correlated behavior in financial markets, and the governance of AI systems in financial institutions; model risk and the robustness of quantitative risk models; risk implications of digital finance and fintech; and ESG-related financial exposures and their risk management implications. Contributions in these areas must be grounded in financial risk analysis and employ appropriate quantitative methods. Institutional coverage. The journal publishes research relevant to banks, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds, sovereign and supranational institutions, and non-financial corporations where the focus is on financial risk exposure, hedging, valuation under uncertainty, or risk governance. Research on regulatory frameworks is welcome when it involves quantitative analysis of regulatory impact on risk-taking, risk measurement, or financial stability. Methodological expectations. All submissions are expected to employ rigorous quantitative analysis. This includes, but is not limited to, econometric and statistical modeling, mathematical and computational methods, simulation-based approaches, and formal theoretical models. Purely descriptive, qualitative, or conceptual contributions fall outside the journal’s scope. Paper types. The journal publishes orig
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Australia 5, United States 4, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3, Canada 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Risk Management in Financial FirmsBusiness, Management and Accounting9.1%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences7.3%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences6.7%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 274OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 79,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 940 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 10 | 21 |
| 2025 | 35 | 9 | 62 |
| 2024 | 28 | 7 | 141 |
| 2023 | 34 | 11 | 192 |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | 170 |
| 2021 | 36 | 23 | 282 |
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
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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
- 10 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 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
No submission fee. Model summary
This journal does not charge for the submission of manuscripts to the journal.
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
Green OA self-archiving after 12-month embargo. Model summary
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
- 1460-3799
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-4637
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Risk Management-An International Journal
What CAS zone is Risk Management-An International Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Risk Management-An International Journal is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Risk Management-An International Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.19; CiteScore 4, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Risk Management-An International Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 114–239 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 Risk Management-An International Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Risk Management-An International Journal based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5), United States (4) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Risk Management-An International Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Risk Management-An International Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Risk Management-An International Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Risk Management-An International Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .