ARIA listserv announcements #53 - week of December 5, 2011
American Risk & Insurance Association
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Greetings ARIA members:
Today’s listserv contains the following:
- Position Announcement, Editor of The Journal of Risk and Insurance (JRI)
Position Announcement, Editor of The Journal of Risk and Insurance
The American Risk and Insurance Association invites applications and nominations for the position of Editor of The Journal of Risk and Insurance. The Journal of Risk and Insurance is published four times per year in March, June, September, and December. The position description, pertinent information about the Journal, desired Editor qualifications, Editor responsibilities, and application/nomination procedures are as follows:
Position Description
The Editor has overall responsibility for assuring the timely and efficient publication of four editions per year of the Journal of Risk and Insurance (Journal hereafter). The Editor will be appointed to a three-year term with the initial appointment to begin in January 2013. The Editor reports to the Board of Directors of the American Risk and Insurance Association. Multiple individuals may submit an application to serve as co-editors.
Journal Information
The Journal publishes rigorous, original research in insurance economics and risk management. This includes the following areas of specialization: (1) industrial organization of insurance markets, (2) management of risks in the private and public sectors, (3) insurance finance, financial pricing and financial management, (4) economics of employee benefits, pension plans, and social insurance, (5) utility theory and demand for insurance, (6) asymmetric information, moral hazard, and adverse selection, (7) insurance regulation, (8) econometric, actuarial, and statistical methodology; (9) economics of insurance institutions; and (10) insurance cycles and economic cycles of insurance markets. Both theoretical and empirical submissions are encouraged. Empirical work must provide tests of hypotheses based on sound theoretical foundations.
Papers submitted to the Journal are screened by the Editor for suitability before being sent to reviewers. Authorship of papers under consideration is anonymous to the reviewers, and the identities of reviewers are not revealed to the authors.
Desired Editor Qualifications
• A strong publication record in leading business and economics journals, including the Journal of Risk and Insurance, established commitment to research in risk management and insurance, and the academic reputation to recruit and retain esteemed Associate Editors
• A commitment to promoting significant scholarly research, and to maintaining and improving upon the Journal’s editorial standards
• A reputation for fairness, objectivity, and integrity
• Managerial and administrative skills necessary to assure the timely publication of the Journal, including the ability to motivate Associate Editors and Reviewers
• Significant editorial experience either as an Editor or an Associate Editor of a major journal (preferred but not required)
Editor Responsibilities
The Editor will perform the normal duties associated with the editorship of an academic journal, including, but not limited to, the following specific responsibilities:
• With the guidance of the Editorial Board, determine editorial policies and procedures
• Recruit, appoint and motivate Associate Editors and Reviewers
• Supervise the review of manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal
• Assure the timely and efficient publication of the Journal
• Provide periodic reports to the ARIA Board on Journal activities
• Develop and implement strategies designed to increase the visibility and impact of the Journal
• Work closely with the publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, to assure the timely publication of each issue
Wiley-Blackwell will provide some level of compensation to the Editor. Barring exceptional circumstances, the Editor is limited to two three-year terms by ARIA Board policy.
Application/Nomination Procedures
Nominations and letters of interest should be sent by January 15, 2012 to:
Robert E. Hoyt, Ph.D.
Moore Chair and Professor of Risk Management and Insurance
Department Head, Insurance, Legal Studies, & Real Estate
Brooks Hall 206
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6255
USA
Tel. 706-542-4290
Email: rhoyt@uga.edu
Through correspondence with the Committee Chair, nominees will be asked to submit formal applications by February 15, 2012. Among the requests will be that the nominee provides a curriculum vita and a statement of editorial aspirations. The intent of the statement of editorial aspirations is to offer reasons why the nominee wishes to be Editor, how the nominee’s editorial style will differ – if at all – from the current Journal style, how the nominee will integrate his/her editorial responsibilities with other academic duties, how the nominee plans to produce the Journal, including finding qualified assistance, and what will be the expected institutional support. More information on the Journal is available at the following web site: http://www.journalofriskandinsurance.org/