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Risk Analysis

An International Journal

Published on behalf of the Society for Risk Analysis

Edited by:
Michael R. Greenberg


ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 10/65 (Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications); 5/31 (Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods)
Impact Factor: 1.938

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 is designed to meet the need for organization, integration, and communication and provide a focal point for new developments in the field. The analysis of risk is being increasingly viewed as a field in itself, and the demand for a more orderly and formal treatment of risk is great. This international journal is committed to publishing critical empirical research, conference proceedings, and commentaries dealing with risk issues. The topics covered include:

  • Health risks
  • Engineering
  • Dose-response
  • Risk characterization
  • Risk communication
  • Risk management
  • Laws and regulatory policy
  • Risk perception, acceptability, and ethics
  • Ecological risk

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TopHighlights

Risk Analysis, Life Cycle Assessment-The Common Challenge of Dealing with the Precautionary Frame (Based on the Toxicity Controversy in Sweden and the Netherlands)
Arnold Tukker

Risk Analysis and Risk Management in an Uncertain World
Howard Kunreuther

Assessing the Risks of Terrorism: A Special Collection of Perspectives Articles by Former Presidents of the Society for Risk Analysis
Elizabeth L. Anderson

Optimal Designs for Estimating Effective Dose in Developmental Toxicity Experiments
Daniel Krewski, Robert Smythe, and Karen Y. Fung

Modeling Ship Transportation Risk
Timothy G. Flower and Eirik Sorgard

On the Risk of Mortality to Primates Exposed to Anthrax Spores
Charles N. Haas  

Are We Forgetting the Risk of COTS Products in Wireless Communications?
Thomas A. Longstaff, Yacov Y. Haimes and Carol Sledge