The Journal of Risk and Insurance: A 75-Year Historical Perspective
Journal of Risk and Insurance › Vol. 75 Nbr. 2, June 2008
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Summary
The first issue of The Journal of Risk and Insurance (hereafter JRI) was published in 1932 by the American Association of University Teachers of Insurance (AAUTI), the forerunner to the present American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) (Corbett, 2000). Now the JRI is recognized as the premier journal in risk and insurance by standard quality measures such as citation counts (e.g., Colquitt, 1997,2003). Because of its importance, studies of the journal itself have been undertaken to determine features such as leading authors and leading contributing institutions (e.g., Cox and Gustavson, 1990; Colquitt, Dumm, and Gustavson, 1998; Browne, 2003). But these studies have been sporadic at best and leave much to learn about the development of the journal and the field of risk and insurance in general over time. Since the JRI has now been published for 75 years, it is fitting to undertake a study of the JRI itself. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive historical perspective of the JRI from its inception to 2006 (i.e., 75 years).
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The Journal of Risk and Insurance: A 75-Year Historical Perspective
INTRODUCTION
The first issue of The Journal of Risk and Insurance (hereafter JRI) was published in 1932 by the American Association of University Teachers of Insurance (AAUTI), the forerunner to the present American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) (Corbett, 2000). Now the JRI is recognized as the premier journal in risk and insurance by standard quality measures such as citation counts (e.g., Colquitt, 1997,2003). Because of its importance, studies of the journal itself have been undertaken to determine features such as leading authors and leading contributing institutions (e.g., Cox and Gustavson, 1990; Colquitt, Dumm, and Gustavson, 1998; Browne, 2003). But these studies have been sporadic at best and leave much to learn about the development of the journal and the field of risk and insurance in general over time. Since the JRI has now been published for 75 years, it is fitting to undertake a study of the JRI itself.The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive historical perspective of the JRI from its inception to 2006 (i.e., 75 years). This research is beneficial for several reasons. First, this research is important because it provides insight into how issues have helped to shape the field of risk and insurance over time. For example, tax issues related to employee benefit plans and the effect of an aging baby-boomer population had not appeared on the radar when the journal was ...See the full content of this document
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