Globalization of Risk Analysis: An International Journal

摘要

In the first issue of Risk Analysis: An International Journal (Vol. 1, Num. 1), every article was authored by a North American. The second issue included one article from outside North America, a contribution about the transportation of chlorine in France.1 Since that time the proportion of articles from Europe and other continents has steadily increased. During the period from 2001-2005, 67 percent of articles were from North America and 25 percent were from Europe with 8 percent from other continents. For the period from 2006 through March 2009, in comparison, only 51 percent of the articles were from North American authors, while 38 percent were from Europeans, and 11 percent were from residents of other continents. Consistent with our December 2008 editorial, we anticipate seeing more articles from outside North America and Europe and have already noticed more submissions from Australia, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. We will continue to track this important trend to ensure the journal's subtitle reflects its contents. In subsequent issues, we will summarize the changes in subjects published in the journal.