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Housing Theory & Society
ISSN 1403-6096 · eISSN 1651-2278 · Taylor & Francis
Housing Theory & Society: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.63; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 277 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Housing Theory & Society 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, Urban Planning and Governance and Homelessness and Social Issues, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Housing, Theory and Society regards housing as a research topic embedded in wider issues of concern across the social and behavioural sciences. The journal accordingly aims to develop housing research as a theoretically sophisticated field spanning the diverse academic and professional disciplines concerned with such issues. It encourages innovative intra- and multidisciplinary research and academic debate on all aspects of housing as they intersect with behavioural, cultural, economic, political and social phenomena. A critical criterion for publication Housing, Theory and Society is explicit engagement with theory. The journal welcomes purely theoretical discussions as well as contributions of theoretically informed empirical research that apply and develop general concepts and propositions. Through its Focus Articles, with open peer commentary, the journal seeks to stimulate debate among leading scholars in the field. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor or an Associate Editor, with a view to, for example, fit to the journal’s aims and scope, theoretical engagement, and originality of the contribution. If it is found suitable for further consideration, the manuscript will be sent to independent expert referees for peer review. With the exception of Focus Articles and related open peer commentary, all peer review is double anonymized. Submission of all work should be done online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Housing, Theory and Society is owned by the Institute for Housing and Urban Research at Uppsala University, Sweden. It is the successor to Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research, which was published from 1984 through 1998 (volumes 1-15).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Hannu RuonavaaraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance33.3%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.1%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions8.9%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences3.8%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences3.6%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial 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 | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)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
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
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, GeoBase (Elsevier), ProQuest Sociology Collection, Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)
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
- 2.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 413OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 210,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 210,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 959 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 57 | 35 | 62 |
| 2024 | 46 | 30 | 246 |
| 2023 | 42 | 27 | 343 |
| 2022 | 32 | 14 | 285 |
| 2021 | 25 | 15 | 377 |
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
277 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 199 days – 421 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 287 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (100 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)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Housing, Theory and Society 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review, except for Focus Articles and related open peer commentary. Model summary
With the exception of Focus Articles and related open peer commentary, all peer review is double anonymized.
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
- 1403-6096
- Electronic ISSN
- 1651-2278
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Housing Theory & Society
What CAS zone is Housing Theory & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Housing Theory & Society is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Urban Studies / Regional & Urban Planning. 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 Theory & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.63; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Housing Theory & Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 277 days (interquartile range 199–421 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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 Theory & Society 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.
Which databases index Housing Theory & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Housing Theory & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Housing Theory & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Housing Theory & Society 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: .