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
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
MANAGING EDITORS
Caroline Dewilde- Tilburg University, NetherlandsEd 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.
Open access
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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12 issues per year
Guidance on Special Issues and Focus Sections
Housing Studies is keen to publish special issues that make a significant and original contribution to key topics and debates in the field. We are particularly strong to support special issues that foster interdisciplinary and international contributions and combine strong theoretical, empirical, methodological and policy significance.
Submitting a proposal
A full proposal is required for a potential special issue. The proposal should include:
1. The title of the proposed special issue and details of the context, rationale, proposed focus and content and its contribution to enhancing knowledge and understanding of the subject
2. CVs of the proposed guest editor(s)
3. An indicative list of potential papers (titles and abstracts)
4. Details of how the call for papers would be managed (see below)
5. Details of the proposed arrangements for editing (see below)
6. A timetable for each stage of the process
All proposals are considered by all members of the Housing Studies Management Board, with a decision communicated to applicants, which may include required revisions and further actions. Proposals may be submitted at any time.
Requirements
The following are required for all special issues:
1. An introduction, authored by the guest editors setting out the context and aims of the special issue, summarising the key content and argument of each paper and the contribution that the collection of papers makes to the field.
2. An Open Call for potential papers for the special issue, based on titles and abstracts to be submitted by a deadline. The call can be publicised by the journal and through guest editors’ networks. While we recognise that special issue proposals may arise from symposiums, conferences and seminars and that some potential papers may have been identified, any proposal should include scope for further papers arising from the Open Call to be included and for some original proposed papers to be replaced, if required, following the Open Call.
3. Guest editors draft and manage the Open Call and invite a list of up to 10 papers to be submitted for the special issue.
4. Guest editors receive the first drafts of papers for the special issue and provide an initial set of comments on these prior to authors revising these papers based on these comments and formally submitting their papers to the journal.
5. Following submission of the papers to the journals, guest editors support the refereeing process by refereeing some papers. Other contributors to the special issue may also be requested to review papers but we will also ensure that other reviewers are involved and final decisions about the acceptance of papers rests with the Managing Editors of the journal.
In some cases, where the number of accepted papers exceeds the capacity of a single issue of the journal, we reserve the right to publish a paper in another issue of the journal.
Focus Sections
We will also consider publishing focus sections which contain a smaller number of papers on a topic (usually 3-5) than a full special issue and are published alongside general papers in an issue of the journal. The proposal, editing process and requirements for a Focus Section is the same as for a Special Issue. Focus Sections may also be used in cases where only a small number of submitted papers for a Special Issue are eventually accepted for publication.
Timescales
We aim to provide a decision on a full proposal within a month of receipt.
We recommend a 2-month period for an Open Call to be live before decisions on the final selection of invited papers are confirmed.
We recommend that guest editors allow at least 3 months for the submission of draft papers, comments on these and for revised papers to be formally submitted to the journal for review.
Example
For a recent example of a Special Issue, please see Volume 33, Number 2, February 2018: https://tandfonline.com/toc/chos20/33/2?nav=tocList.
To submit a full proposal or to discuss an idea for a special issue or focus section, please contact Ed Ferrari, Marietta Haffner or Hal Pawson.
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