Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Critical Housing Analysis
ISSN 2336-2839 · Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Critical Housing Analysis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Housing Analysis is published by Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Housing Market and Economics and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 71.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Critical Housing Analysis is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on critical and innovative housing research. Critical Housing Analysis aims to provide an on-line discussion space for researchers who come up with innovative, critical and challenging ideas and approaches in housing-related research. The unique function of this journal is to facilitate rapid feedback on critical and innovative ideas and methods developed by housing researchers around the world. We are especially keen to publish papers that provide: Innovations in the methods, theories and practices used in housing-related research. We especially welcome papers applying original research strategies (such as mixed and interdisciplinary methods) and international comparisons with a strong sense for contextual and institutional differences. Papers should provide new and fresh research perspectives allowing a deeper understanding of housing markets, policies and systems. The innovations need to be justified but they can still be a 'work in progress', i.e. they may not yet have been fully verified. Critiques of assumptions, methods and theories used in housing-related research. These critical evaluations must be well-founded (empirically or by consistently logical argument) and convincing. However, there is no particular need to provide a solution to the problems identified. Critiques of applied housing practices and policies in particular cultural and institutional contexts, especially for countries that are less represented in mainstream housing policy discourse. Critical assessments of policies must be analytical, should propose new perspectives and should have wider policy implications. The main purpose of Critical Housing Analysis is to provoke discussion. Therefore, each paper will have its own discussion forum on the journal�s website where it may be discussed by registered academics and practitioners from around the world. Critical Housing Analysis welcomes short papers (within a range of 2,000 to 3,500 words without a short abstract and references) that meet the requirements outlined above. A submission may have the character of a working paper, initial research ideas or a 'work in progress', but it must have a clear critical and/or innovative element.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Martin LuxPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Netherlands 5, United Kingdom 4, Australia 2, Poland 2, Hungary 2 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance27.3%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences18.6%
- Collaborative and Sustainable Housing InitiativesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences2.7%
- Sharing Economy and PlatformsBusiness, Management and Accounting2.3%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q2 | 148/295 | 50th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 782/1530 | 48th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 550/876 | 37th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 179 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 205 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 218 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 230 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 197 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 174 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articleCritical Housing Analysis welcomes short papers (within a range of 2,000 to 3,500 words without a short abstract and references) that meet the requirements outl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
No abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent or illegal content Model summary
the paper contains nothing that is abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent or illegal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Papers must be submitted only to Critical Housing Analysis and not be under consideration, peer review, accepted, in press, or published elsewhere Model summary
Have not been submitted only to Critical Housing Analysis; are under consideration or peer review or accepted for publication or in press or published elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Crossref Similarity Check screening for unoriginal material Model summary
Critical Housing Analysis uses Crossref Similarity Check to screen for unoriginal material.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 2336-2839
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Housing Analysis
Where are the editorial board members of Critical Housing Analysis based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (5), United Kingdom (4) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Critical Housing Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Housing Analysis is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Critical Housing Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Housing Analysis is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .