Journal of Risk Model Validation focuses on the implementation and validation of risk models, aiming to provide a deeper understanding of key issues, including empirical evaluation of existing models, pitfalls in model validation, and the development of new methods. The journal also publishes papers on backtesting. The main application area is credit risk modeling, but the validation of risk models for any financial asset class is also considered.

As monetary institutions rely greatly on economic and financial models for a wide array of applications, model validation has become progressively inventive within the field of risk. The Journal of Risk Model Validation focuses on the implementation and validation of risk models, and aims to provide a greater understanding of key issues including the empirical evaluation of existing models, pitfalls in model validation and the development of new methods. We also publish papers on back-testing. Our main field of application is in credit risk modelling but we are happy to consider any issues of risk model validation for any financial asset class.