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British Actuarial Journal

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1357-3217

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.266

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.66

Total Worksi

1,006

Total Citationsi

6,717

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The British Actuarial Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. It publishes original research and technical papers of interest to actuaries and other professionals working in the field of risk and insurance. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including life insurance, pensions, general insurance, health insurance, social security, and financial risk management. It also publishes book reviews and occasional papers on the history of actuarial science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,006

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1357-3217

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

261

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyEconomics and EconometricsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementInsurance and Financial Risk ManagementGlobal Health Care IssuesFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysisdemographic modeling and climate adaptationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsHealth disparities and outcomesHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomic, financial, and policy analysis

Frequently asked questions about British Actuarial Journal

Is British Actuarial Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Actuarial Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Actuarial Journal?

British Actuarial Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.266.

Is British Actuarial Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Actuarial Journal is indexed in Scopus.