press release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19th 2010, Cambridge, UK & New York, USA
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The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Establish
Publishing Partnership with Cambridge University
Press
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and Cambridge University Press have formed an exciting new
partnership to publish two prestigious publications in the field of actuarial science from 2011.
Annals of Actuarial Science is a peer-reviewed journal which has been publishing research papers in all
areas of actuarial science since 2006. The journal welcomes papers in any area of actuarial science or
practice, especially papers that are applied in nature.
Since 1995, the British Actuarial Journal has published papers presented to Sessional Meetings of the
Faculty and Institute of Actuaries along with transcripts of the discussions and debates; Presidential
addresses; memoirs and papers of general interest to the profession.
These will be Cambridge's first journals in the area of actuarial science and will be part of a strong list of
related journals in economics, mathematics and mathematical finance. They will sit alongside Cambridge's
leading books programme in mathematics, statistics and economics.
This will be Cambridge's second collaboration with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries with whom they
already partner to publish books in the successful International Series on Actuarial Science.
The journals will be hosted on Cambridge’s progressive electronic platform, Cambridge Journals Online
(http://journals.cambridge.org), and will include improved usability, increased functionality and many
innovative features to develop and optimize article usage and academic citations.
Dr Trevor Watkins, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Head of Learning said: “The Annals of Actuarial
Science and the British Actuarial Journal are the jewels in our crown as a learned society. We are very
pleased to be working with Cambridge University Press and I firmly believe that this new partnership will
further the discipline of actuarial science at a time when the skills and talents of actuaries have never been
more important.”
“Cambridge is delighted that the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has chosen us to be the preferred
publisher for their journals,” stated Simon Ross, Global Journals Director at Cambridge. “This new
partnership is an excellent complement to our publishing programme and through CJO the journals will
benefit from our strong international network giving the journals the exposure they deserve.”
Angus Macdonald, Editor for Annals of Actuarial Science and for the International Series on Actuarial
Science, added: “This partnership with CUP will help raise the profile of our publications, helping introduce
them to a wider international readership.”
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About the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is the chartered professional body for actuaries in the UK, with over
20,000 members internationally; representing its members externally, and regulating those members for the
benefit of the outside world. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries officially came into being on 1 August
2010, after the members of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland and the Institute of Actuaries voted in favour
of a merger of the two bodies.
The body's aims are to: promote the work of actuaries; oversee the education of actuaries at all levels;
expand actuarial knowledge; enforce professional and ethical standards; cooperate with all other interested
parties; identify matters of public concern where the input and involvement of actuaries can be of benefit to
society. More information about the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries can be found on its website,
www.actuaries.org.uk
About Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press (www.cambridge.org) is the publishing business of the University of
Cambridge, one of the world’s leading research institutions. Throughout its history, the Press has
maintained a reputation for innovation and enterprise, through publishing the latest research, and through
supporting the latest methodologies for teaching and learning. Its purpose is to advance learning,
knowledge and research worldwide. It publishes over 250 journals and over 2,500 books annually for
distribution in nearly every country in the world.
Cambridge Journals publishes over 250 peer-reviewed academic journals across a wide range of subject
areas, in print and online. Many of these journals are the leading academic publications in their fields and
together they form one of the most valuable and comprehensive bodies of research available today. For
more information, visit http://journals.cambridge.org.
Publicity Contacts
Cambridge University Press
Rebecca O’Rourke, rorourke@cambridge.org, Commissioning Editor, HSS Journals
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Michael Scanlan, michael.scanlan@actuaries.org.uk, Press/PR manager
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