Journal profile
Journal of African Real Estate Research
ISSN 2304-8395 · University of Cape Town Libraries · South Africa
Journal of African Real Estate Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of African Real Estate Research is published by University of Cape Town Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing Market and Economics, Real estate and construction management and Urban Planning and Valuation, together about 53.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of African Real Estate Research (JARER) is a diamond open-access journal that aims to understand African real estate markets, including their structure and workings, and the nature and impacts of efforts that seek to reform them. In this context, real estate markets are taken to include different components of the built environment, including planning, funding and development, construction, management, ownership and occupation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance25.6%
- Real estate and construction managementEngineering14.9%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science13%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities3.8%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 67 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 54 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 52 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 59 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication
- 140 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint; other journal
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- research noticesSubmissions are invited for both Research Papers and Research Notices.Length not stated
- research paperere appropriate, offer recommendations. Research papers should generally be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length. Research Notices Research notices provide a…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- research papersSubmissions are invited for both Research Papers and Research Notices.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
All individuals listed as authors of a manuscript should have played a considerable role in conceptualising the research or content of the manuscript, in writing or critically editing the manuscript, and/or in the analysis of data presented in the manuscript. All authors should be thoroughly familiar with the substance of the final manuscript and be able to defend its conclusions. Exclusion from a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors are required to disclose any affiliations, funding sources, and competing interests that might be perceived as sources of bias related to the reported research and/or presented content. Editors and reviewers are also required to declare any competing interests and will be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The Journal of African Real Estate Research is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all reasonable steps to prevent publication malpractice.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The Journal of African Real Estate Research (JARER) is a Diamond Open Access Journal and provides immediate free access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors do not pay article processing charges (APCs) or publication fees to publish, and readers do not pay subscriptions to read JARER publication…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The suitability and quality of research articles are initially reviewed by the journal editors before the review process is initiated. Manuscripts may be rejected at this stage or returned to authors for resubmission before the review process. All papers will be subjected to a double-blind (peer review) refereeing process. Referees will be drawn from an expert Editorial Board, selected both for th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
All manuscripts must be original. No manuscript will be considered which has already been published in the proceedings of a conference, published in another journal or is being considered by another journal. However, when work described in conference proceedings is substantially revised and extended, it will be considered for publication. By submitting a manuscript, authors certify that the articl…
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
- University of Cape Town Libraries
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2304-8395
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Real Estate Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of African Real Estate Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of African Real Estate Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of African Real Estate Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of African Real Estate Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of African Real Estate Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of African Real Estate Research 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .