Journal profile · Multiple
Housing Studies
ISSN 0267-3037 · eISSN 1466-1810 · Taylor & Francis
Housing Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 390 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 107 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Housing Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Housing Market and Economics and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies, together about 54.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 25, Australia 17, United States 16, Hong Kong, China 5, Canada 5 (101 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 Finance28.9%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.1%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions7.7%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences5.6%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.5%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences5%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, Contents of Recent Economics Journals, GEOBASE, Geographical Abstracts/Human Geography, International Development Abstracts, Research Alrt, Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 2.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.31Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,617OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 610,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,994 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 61 | 14 |
| 2025 | 107 | 65 | 157 |
| 2024 | 108 | 62 | 515 |
| 2023 | 84 | 41 | 799 |
| 2022 | 123 | 54 | 2,034 |
| 2021 | 131 | 61 | 2,857 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
390 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 270 days – 591 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 417 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (220 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 104 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Housing Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review by at least three referees after initial editor screening. Model summary
All submissions to this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymized review by at least three referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0267-3037
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-1810
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Housing Studies
What CAS zone is Housing Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Housing Studies is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Regional & Urban Planning / Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Housing Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Housing Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 390 days (interquartile range 270–591 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Housing Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Housing Studies based?
Of the 101 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (25), Australia (17) and United States (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Housing Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Housing Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Housing Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Housing Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .