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Journal of Real Estate Research
ISSN 0896-5803 · eISSN 2691-1175 · American Real Estate Society
Journal of Real Estate Research: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.22; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 245 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Real Estate Research is published by American Real Estate Society 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 Insurance and Financial Risk Management, together about 53.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Real Estate Research (JRER) is a publication of the American Real Estate Society (ARES). The Journal's objective is to investigate and expand the frontiers of knowledge that cover business applications through scholarly real estate research. JRER is committed to publishing the highest quality analytical, empirical, and clinical research useful to business decision-makers in the fields of real estate development, economics, finance, investment, law, management, marketing, secondary markets, and valuation. Theoretical papers without testable or policy implications are discouraged. Data used in empirical research must be thoroughly documented and sufficient details of computations and methodologies must be provided to allow duplication. Authors are encouraged to provide data (at a reasonable cost) for replication purpose should such a request arise. The Editorial Board of JRER is interested in broadening the reach of scholarly real estate research and is willing to work with any potential author who is developing new and exciting ideas. Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by two to three referees after initial screening by the editor or designate.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Germany 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 Finance39.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science3.1%
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 | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, RePEc, ABI/Inform Database, Business Source Complete, Dow Jones Web Center, Emerald Management Reviews, Finance Literature Index, International Current Awareness Services, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Internet Documents in Economics Access Services, Journal of Planning Literature, Journal of Real Estate Literature, RePEc Database, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, Scholar.google.com, Social Science Research Network, Academic Journal Catalogue, Urban Affairs Abstracts, JSTOR, Harrassowitz
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
- 1.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 711OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 34,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 34,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 23 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 | 82 |
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 100 |
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 185 |
| 2021 | 26 | 4 | 217 |
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
245 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 174 days – 350 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 46 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 294 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 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)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 42 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
Journal of Real Estate 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 discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by two to three referees after initial editor screening. Model summary
All articles submitted to this journal undergo a “double-anonymous” peer review by two to three referees after initial screening by 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
- Publisher
- American Real Estate Society
- ISSN
- 0896-5803
- Electronic ISSN
- 2691-1175
- Society / sponsor
- American Real Estate Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Real Estate Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Real Estate Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Real Estate Research is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / Economics. 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 Real Estate Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.22; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Real Estate Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 245 days (interquartile range 174–350 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Real Estate 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 States (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Real Estate Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Real Estate Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Real Estate Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Real Estate 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: .