About this journal

Aims and scope

Housing Studies is the leading international journal and a major forum for theoretical and analytical developments in the housing field. The journal only publishes research of the highest quality and impact.

Housing Studies welcomes contributions on housing and housing related issues in any international, national or cross-national context, however the implications for an international readership should be explicit. Contributions to the journal reflect the interdisciplinary nature of housing research and are drawn from many different disciplines including, political science, urban studies, history, social administration, sociology, geography, law, planning and economics.


The journal explores a range of academic and policy concerns including, but not limited to:


• linkages between housing and other areas of social and economic policy
• the role of housing in everyday life and in gender, class and age relationships
• the economics of housing consumption and housing finance
• international comparisons and developments
• issues of sustainability and housing development
• demographic and social trends and the changing role of housing tenures
• theoretical and conceptual frameworks for housing studies


Peer Review Statement


All submissions to this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymized review by at least three referees. More information regarding Housing Studies peer review policies is available here.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 489K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.4 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.1 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 7.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.644 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.054 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 48 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 121 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 15 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 14% acceptance rate

Editorial board

MANAGING EDITORS

Caroline Dewilde- Tilburg University, Netherlands

Ed Ferrari- Sheffield Hallam University, England, UK

Christian Nygaard- Swinburne University of Technology, Australia


EDITORS

Andrew Clarke- University of New South Wales, Australia

Rory Coulter- University College London, England, UK

Damian Collins- University of Alberta, Canada

Lan Deng- University of Michigan, USA

Jennifer Hoolachan- Cardiff University, Wales, UK

Mandy Lau- Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

Kwan Ok Lee- National University of Singapore, Singapore

Franklin Obeng-Odoom- University of Helsinki, Finland


BOOK REVIEW EDITOR

Ryan Powell- University of Sheffield, England, UK


MANAGEMENT BOARD

Jie Chen- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Andrew Clarke- University of New South Wales, Australia

Damian Collins- University of Alberta, Canada

Lan Deng- University of Michigan, USA

Caroline Dewilde- Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Ed Ferrari- Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Marietta Haffner- Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Jennifer Hoolachan- Cardiff University, Wales, UK

Mandy Lau- Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

Kwan Ok Lee- National University of Singapore, Singapore

Christian Nygaard- Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Franklin Obeng-Odoom- University of Helsinki, Finland

Hal Pawson- University of New South Wales, Australia

Ryan Powell- University of Sheffield, England, UK


INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Godwin Arku- Western University, London Canada

Chaitawat Boonjubun- University of Helsinki, Finland

Ida Borg- Stockholm University, Sweden

Elizabeth Bowen- University at Buffalo, State University, New York, USA

Ozlem Celik- University of Turku, Finland

Lynda Cheshire- University of Queensland, Australia

William Clark- University of California, USA

Gregg Colburn- University of Washington, USA

Igor Costarelli- University of Milan Bicocca, Italy

Edward Coulson- Pennsylvania State University, USA

Louise Crabtree- Western Sydney University, Australia

Hongwei Dong- California State University, Fresno, USA

Oana Druta- Eindhoven University, The Netherlands

Hazel Easthope- University of New South Wales, Australia

Richmond Ehwi- University of Cambridge, UK

John Flint- University of Sheffield, England, UK

Chris Foye- UUniversity College London, England, UK

George Galster- Wayne State University, USA

Craig Gurney- University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Hoon Han- University of New South Wales, Australia

Yosuke Hirayama- Kobe University, Japan

Joris Hoekstra- Technische Universiteit, Delft

Kyung-Hwan Kim- Sogang University, South Korea

Sebastian Kohl- Max Planck Institute Germany

Mandy Lau- Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

Nathanael Lauster- University of British Columbia, Canada

Chris Leishman- University of Adelaide, Australia

Christine Lelevrier- Lab’Urba, Paris, France

Iris Levin- RMIT University, Australia

Claire Lévy-Vroelant- Université de Paris, France

Carina Listerborn- Malmö University, Sweden

Zhilin Liu- Tsinghua University, China

Martin Lux- Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Sophia Maalsen- University of Sydney, Australia

Heather MacDonald- University of Technology Sydney, Australia

David Manley- University of Bristol, England, UK

Lochner Marais- University of the Free State, South Africa

Isabella Marinaro- John Cabot University, Rome, Italy

Alex Marsh- University of Bristol, England, UK

Kirk McClure- University of Kansas, USA

Kim McKee- University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

Lynne McMordie- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Geoffrey Meen- University of Reading, England,UK

Jed Meers- University of York, England,UK

Clara Mulder- University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Moira Munro- University of Glasgow, Scotland,UK

Dowell Myers- University of Southern California, USA

Michelle Norris- University College, Dublin, Ireland

Sadie Parr- Sheffield Hallam University, England, UK

Emma Power- Western Sydney University, Australia

JennyPreece- University of Sheffield, England, UK

Katrina Raynor- University of Melbourne, Australia

David Robinson- University of Sheffield, England, UK

Richard Ronald- University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Alex Schwartz- The New School Milano, USA

Eric Seymour- Rutgers University, USA

Alistair Sisson- Macquarie University, Australia

Adriana Soaita- University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Jardar Sorvoll- Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Lawanson Taibat- University of Lagos, Nigeria

Michael Thomas- Statistics Norway, Oslo, Norway

David Varady- University of Cincinnati, USA

JanaVerstraete- Ku Leuven, Belgium

Richard Waldron- Queens University Belfast, UK

Vince Wang- Grounded Solutions, USA

Ya Ping Wang- University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gertjan Wijburg- KU Leuven, Belgium

Peter Williams- University of Cambridge, England, UK

Julia Woodhall-Melnik- University of New Brunswick, Canada

Zan Yang- Tsinghua University, China

Ngai Ming Yip- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Yan Yung- Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Lei Zhang- Old Dominion University, USA


Updated 03-07-2024

Abstracting and indexing

Housing Studies is abstracted in ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts; Contents of Recent Economics Journals; Current Contents/ Social & Behavioral Sciences; EconLit; GEOBASE, Geographical Abstracts/Human Geography; International Development Abstracts; Research Alrt; Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts; Social Sciences Citation Index; Sociological Abstracts and Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts.

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