Journal profile
Tidsskrift for boligforskning
ISSN 2535-5988 · Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Tidsskrift for boligforskning: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tidsskrift for boligforskning is published by Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing Market and Economics, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies, together about 54.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tidsskrift for boligforskning (Nordic Journal of Housing Research) was established in 2018 and will publish its first issue in November. It is an interdisciplinary scientific journal covering all aspects of housing in Norway, particularly markets, politics, social conditions, residential environment and neighborhoods. The content will primarily consist of scientific, peer-reviewed articles, but also comments, debate articles, interviews, book reviews and dissemination articles. The journal is aimed at researchers, governmental bodies, political authorities and business, and will have a presentation that makes it available also to a wider audience. The journal aims at publishing and disseminating the foremost research in the field of study. The journal publishes articles mainly in Norwegian, but also considers articles in English, Swedish and Danish. Tidsskrift for boligforskning is published by Scandinavian University Press on behalf of the Center for Welfare and Labor Research (SVA) at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. Peer review All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board before the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the editor-in-chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewers and the author remain anonymous to each other. The journal does not ask for any fees for assessment or publication. Indexing The journal will be covered by the following indexing and discovery services: Google Scholar Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) / Oria The Summon Service (ProQuest) Ebsco Discovery Service WorldCat Local (OCLC) SHERPA/RoMEO All content in this journal is also exported to Portico , a preservation archive that safeguards perpetual access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections. The journal is authorized as a publication channel on level 1 in NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden) and in the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Authorization list for serials (Denmark).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Kim Christian AstrupPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance24.6%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.2%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences12.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6%
- Collaborative and Sustainable Housing InitiativesSocial Sciences6%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences3%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, PorticoPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 96 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewtary/essays must not exceed 4500 words. Book reviews should not exceed 1500 words. The text must contain the following information about themain text ≤ 1,500 words
- book reviewsBook reviews should not exceed 1500 words.Length not stated
- commentaryntributions are peer-reviewed. Research commentary/essays must not exceed 4500 words. Book reviews should not exceed 1500 words. The text must cmain text ≤ 4,500 words
- peer reviewed articlesPeer reviewed articles should be based on original empirical and/or theoretical analysis of highest quality.Length not stated
- research commentary/essayResearch commentary/essay may have a freer form than a scientific article but should also yield academically important insights and have a clear argumentation a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
COPE compliance Model summary
The editorial board ensures that content published in the journal maintains a high scholarly standard and complies with international ethical standards for academic publishing. The journal complies with the guidelines formulated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board before the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the editor-in-chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both revie…
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
- Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Norwegian
- ISSN
- 2535-5988
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tidsskrift for boligforskning
How long does peer review take at Tidsskrift for boligforskning?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Tidsskrift for boligforskning?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Tidsskrift for boligforskning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tidsskrift for boligforskning is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Tidsskrift for boligforskning open access, and what is the APC?
Tidsskrift for boligforskning 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: .