《風險與不確定性》雜志以分析不確定性下風險承擔行為和決策的理論和實證論文為特色。該雜志是一個重要的，相關的研究，決策分析，經濟學和心理學的一個出口。該雜志涵蓋的主題包括決策理論和不確定性經濟學、不確定性下的選擇心理模型、風險和公共政策、不確定性下的行為實驗研究，以及對現實世界、冒險行為的實證研究。文章以介紹性的討論開始，在其他學科的研究人員可以達到的水平上解釋研究的性質以及研究結果的解釋和含義。

The Journal of Risk and Uncertainty features both theoretical and empirical papers that analyze risk-bearing behavior and decision-making under uncertainty. The journal serves as an outlet for important, relevant research in decision analysis, economics, and psychology.Among the topics covered in the journal are decision theory and the economics of uncertainty, psychological models of choice under uncertainty, risk and public policy, experimental investigations of behavior under uncertainty, and empirical studies of real-world, risk-taking behavior. Articles begin with an introductory discussion explaining the nature of the research and the interpretation and implications of the findings at a level that is accessible to researchers in other disciplines.