AAS guidelines for authors

Annals of Actuarial Science (AAS) is published twice yearly by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Papers on any area of actuarial research or practice are welcome and will be considered for publication. Suitable topics include, but are not restricted to: new developments in actuarial practice; original research in actuarial science and related fields; or reviews of developments in a field of interest to the actuarial profession.

All papers should be written in English (U.K.). The style should be reasonably formal, but should be as clear and understandable as possible. Enough information should be included to allow a reader to reproduce any mathematical or numerical results.

All submitted papers are peer-reviewed by anonymous referees appointed by the Editor. Papers may need minor or major revisions before they can be accepted for publication, or they may be considered to be unsuitable for AAS. The Editor’s decision is final.

Each paper must include an abstract, keywords and contact details of relevant authors. The abstract, which should be about 100-200 words, should be written so that others are encouraged to read the paper. It should give the main objectives and conclusions of the paper.

Papers should be submitted electronically to the Editor, using pdf format. If the paper is accepted a word or LaTex version will also be required and all diagrams and figures provided electronically in tif, gif, jpeg or eps format.  AAS is a full colour publication.

All published work should be acknowledged, and references given. The author is responsible for securing written permission to include any copyrighted material. Notwithstanding any scrutiny and any alterations made, authors remain solely responsible for the accuracy of all material provided and views expressed. Submitted papers should not have been copyrighted or submitted for possible publication elsewhere at the same time as being submitted to AAS. Any previous publication, for example in conference proceedings, should be notified to the editor at the time of submission. If the paper is accepted for publication the author(s) must sign a copyright declaration, transferring copyright to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

The Actuarial Profession grants authors the right to post a pre-print version of a journal article on internet web sites, including electronic pre-print servers, the sites of their institutions and their personal websites, and to retain indefinitely such versions on such servers or sites. The Actuarial Profession does not require authors to remove electronic preprints from publicly accessible servers once an article has been accepted for publication but requires the author to state that the article has been so accepted. The Actuarial Profession permits authors to revise their personal versions of their articles to reflect changes made during the peer review process and to post such revised personal versions on electronic pre-print servers, the sites of their institutions and on their own home pages, provided a link to the journal pages on Cambridge Journals Online where the final version is published is included. The Actuarial Professions policy is that the final published version of the paper as it appears in Annals of Actuarial Science may be made available only on Cambridge Journals Online and, if required by The Actuarial Profession for educational or research purposes, on the Actuarial Profession website.

All correspondence should be addressed to the Editor:

Professor Angus Macdonald, Department of Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics, Heriot-Watt University, EDINBURGH, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom

E-mail: a.s.macdonald@hw.ac.uk

Direct Line: +44 (0)131 451 3209

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