Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Journal of Property Research
ISSN 0959-9916 · eISSN 1466-4453 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Property Research: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 191 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Property Research is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing Market and Economics, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Property Research is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of property - including land, housing, commercial, alternative, emerging and indirect asset classes - and their interconnections with the built environment, as well as associated rights, institutions, markets, finance, data and technology. It welcomes rigorous, cutting-edge and original research on all aspects of property, across diverse geographic contexts, drawing on a wide range of theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches. Interdisciplinary in scope, the journal welcomes contributions from real estate economics, investment and finance, urban planning, geography, law, public policy, sociology, environmental studies, and related fields, with explicit contribution to property research. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, commercial and residential property markets, housing affordability and policy, real estate finance and investment, property valuation, land markets and development, impact of planning and regulation on property related decisions, sustainability and climate risk, property law and institutions, PropTech and data-analytics, and comparative international research. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies across diverse institutional and market contexts are encouraged. Submissions from emerging markets, under-researched regions, and cross-national perspectives are particularly welcome. The journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice commentaries, research notes, data articles, and guest-edited special issues. Applied and industry-oriented research is also welcome where it offers broader scholarly significance. Contributions should make a clear and substantive advance to property scholarship, whether through new empirical evidence, methodological innovation, theoretical development, or policy-relevant insight. JPR truly reflects research into the many dimensions of our understanding of property and property markets using rigorous research methods and insights. Peer Review Statement All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Papers are normally sent to at least three referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Piyush TiwariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance34%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, Geo Abstracts, Journal of Economic Literature, JEL, e-JEL, FEN, PREA (Pension Real Estate Association, US), Uni. of West England Library Services
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
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.34Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 353OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 67,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 728 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 11 | 23 |
| 2024 | 18 | 11 | 56 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 75 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8 | 232 |
| 2021 | 24 | 8 | 424 |
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
191 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 138 days – 268 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 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)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 160 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 185 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)
Article types accepted9
- case studiesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- comparative studiesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- conceptual and theoretical worksThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- critical reviewsThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- data articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- guest-edited special issuesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- policy and practice commentariesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
- research notesThe journal publishes original research articles, critical reviews, conceptual and theoretical works, case studies, comparative studies, policy and practice com…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal under the Taylor & Francis Open Select program; open access publishing optional. Model summary
Journal of Property Research 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review statement: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent referees; papers normally sent to at least three referees. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Papers are normally sent to 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
- 0959-9916
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-4453
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Property Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Property Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Property Research is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Property Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Property Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 191 days (interquartile range 138–268 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Property Research based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Property Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Property Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Property Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Property Research 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: .