Journal profile · GERONTOLOGY
Journal of Housing for the Elderly
ISSN 0276-3893 · eISSN 1540-353X
Journal of Housing for the Elderly: impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 100 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 23 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of Housing for the Elderly's largest topics are Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Housing for the Elderly aims to serve the needs of gerontological professionals in the fields of Environmental Gerontology, architecture, urban planning, housing studies, and public policy who are engaged in the residential environments of elderly people in the community. The journal's goal is the publication of new research in the environment and aging fields as well as the synthesis of cross-disciplinary efforts made to enhance the residences of older people. This journal is useful for scholars, policymakers, legislators, architects and urban planners, lending institutions, religious groups, developers, and the lay public in general who have an interest in the subject. The journal covers such areas as: Identification of salient housing issues that primarily involve elderly people; Case studies of successful practitioner experiences regarding the development of better housing facilities for older people; Refinement of existing methodologies and/or the development of new ones for evaluating the behavioral, programmatic, and means of adaptation of differential residential environments; Translation of research data into more usable informational modes for researchers and practitioners; Articulation of the issues and problems in the development and implementation of housing policies for people in later life. Housing is a physical environment in which people live. It is the foundation upon which the essentials of life are anchored. It is a place in which the rudimentary human activities of daily living take place. It is a location from which people customarily venture from and to which they return, often on a daily basis, as they engage in the cycle of work, rest, and play. The term housing may allude to the attributes of the structure, design, condition, accessibility, affordability, and other qualities associated with human dwelling. The quality of housing can enhance or diminish the well-being of individuals and families as well as that of the entire community. The layout and design of a residence influences the degree to which it is possible for an individual to undertake the activities within the constraints of his or her level of physical and mental competence. Clearly, certain housing designs are more conducive than other to progressive adjustments to both normative and pathological changes associated with aging. Since the 1960s, an extensive volume of research on housing focused on the changing needs of older people. Gerontologists have
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERONTOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Habib ChaudhuryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 3, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences25.3%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions15.3%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences3.9%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIScopusCINAHLPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, AgeInfo, AgeLine Database (AARP)l, AGRIS/CARIS, AMED Database, The British Library, CSA, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Electronic Journal Service (EJS), Elsevier Eflow-D, EMCare, Family & Social Studies Worldwide (NISC), Family Index Database, IndexCopernicus, JournalSeek, Links@Ovid, National Library Database on Homelessness, NewJour, Occupational Therapy Index, OT SEARCH, Ovid Linksolver, Public Affairs Information Service International (PAIS), SafetyLit, Social Work Abstracts (NASW), SwetsWise All Titles, AgeLine Database (AARP)
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.73Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 266OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 69,000Publisher website ·
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
100 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 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
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by one to three referees, one of which will be the editor or designate. Model summary
All articles submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by one to three referees, one of which will be the editor or designate.
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
- ISSN
- 0276-3893
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-353X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Housing for the Elderly
What is the impact factor of Journal of Housing for the Elderly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Housing for the Elderly?
The publisher reports about 100 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Housing for the Elderly based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (3), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Housing for the Elderly?
The journal's website lists ESCI, Scopus and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Housing for the Elderly open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Housing for the Elderly 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: .