Call for Papers
Submission deadline: 20th July 2026
Call for Papers
The Editor, Editorial Board and Publishers of Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions are seeking the submission of articles on the following subjects:
- How can financial institutions prepare for AI-fuelled cyber attacks?
- What implication does the resurgence in global imbalances have for financial system risks?
- What risks could a retreat from multilateralism pose for financial institutions?
- How should financial institutions manage their exposures to private finance?
- What do the failures of First Brands, Tricolor and and MFS UK imply for corporate credit risk?
- How should financial institutions manage uncertainties about tariffs, potential disruption to supply chains, and geopolitical tensions?
- How should financial institutions manage military escalation in global hotspots (eg Middle East, Russia-Ukraine, Taiwan, South China Sea, North Korea)?
- How should risk managers think about domestic political risks and social unrest?
- Managing the risk of a sovereign default and the potential ensuing contagion in the financial system
- Is the increase in government debt around the globe, and potential bond yield volatility, sowing the seeds of a future crisis?
- What can risk managers learn from the April 2025 and the August 2024 volatility episodes or the UK LDI crisis?
- How can financial institutions (banks and insurers) best prepare for the impact of climate change (natural disaster losses, migration, defaults)?
- What liquidity management lessons can be learnt from the failure of Credit Suisse, SVB and others?
- Could differences in interest rates around the world lead to emerging market capital flow volatility and how should risk managers prepare for this event?
- What opportunities and risks do new technologies, such as agentic and generative AI, pose for risk management professionals?
- How to manage liquidity risk at a time of sharply higher margin calls?
- How should liquidity mismatches in open-ended funds be best managed?
- Are central counterparties sufficiently resilient given their increasing role in financial systems?
- Has the rise of algo trading, high frequency traders and principal trading firms helped or hindered market liquidity risks?
- How can risk managers mitigate operational risks associated with economic sanctions?
- Best practices in combatting fraud and financial crime in financial institutions
- How should risk managers mitigate the impact of potential terrorist actions on financial institutions?
- Market manipulation and risk management
- How should financial institutions manage their third party service providers?
- How should financial institutions manage risks associated with the use of crypto-assets and stablecoins?
- How can banks best manage the strategic risks associated with the combination of new regulations and challenges from fintech and non-regulated bank-like entities?
- Financial institution reputational risk management in a social media-influenced world
- Risk governance from the perspective of the Board and the C-Suite
- Balance sheet risk and optimisation good practice
- Latest models in risk management
- Behavioural risk management and managing risks in adaptive markets
Submission guidelines
The following types of articles will be considered for publication:
- Practice articles: Thought pieces, briefings, case studies and other contributions written by practitioners. Articles should be 2,000 to 5,000 words in length.
- Research papers: Contributions which explore new models, theories and research in risk management. The principal management implications of the submission should be included. Articles should be up to 6,000 words in length.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed to ensure that they are of direct, practical relevance to those working in the field.
The next submission deadline will be 20th July 2026.
Manuscript submissions and enquiries should be submitted to the Publisher, Julie Kerry. Further, more specific guidance for authors on format and style can be found here.
Questions about this issue and proposals for papers should be directed to the Publisher, Julie Kerry.