South African Actuarial Journal

Instructions & Guidelines to Authors

Individuals or teams planning to submit papers to the South African Actuarial Journal (SAAJ) for publication are advised to read through the following documents to ensure that their drafts are consistent with South African Actuarial Journal standards.

For those papers accepted for publication, complying to the prescribed standards and style guide would help to ensure a smoother transition to completion of the process.

Editors’ Details

Editor-in-Chief:

  • Dr Eden Gross — University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Associate Editors:

  • Professor Johan Ferreira — University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Associate Professor George Tzougas — Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Associate Professor Wenjun Zhu — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Latest Journal Publications:

The latest publication of the South African Actuarial Journal is listed below. Articles for the current year will be published as they are approved.

SAAJ 2025

Date
Author
Cumulative index – Convention Papers (SAAJ 2025)
2025
SAAJ 2025: Combined Full Book
2025
SAAJ 2025: Cumulative index
2025
Mathematical Foundations for a Resilient Profession and Economy
2025 C Economou
A Cost of Capital Approach to Determining the LGD Discount Rate
2025 Larney, A Botha, GL Grobler and H Raubenheimer
An Actuarial Climate Index for South Africa
2025 C Marais, K Moutanabbir
An analysis of the performance of Stellenbosch University actuarial science students
2025 PG Slattery
A Multivariate Stochastic Approach To Determine Long-Term Success Of SA Living Annuity Portfolios
2025 AJ van Niekerk, V Moutzouris, E Maré

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Additional Reading – Convention Papers

In support to the South African Actuarial Journal we also provide some insightful reading from our last Actuarial Convention below.