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Housing, Theory and Society

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1651-2278

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

303

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 291d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.747

Total Worksi

930

Total Citationsi

20,141

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Regional & Urban Planning; Urban Studies; Development; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications930

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1651-2278

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

697

2019

1.1k

2020

357

2021

268

2022

319

2023

213

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesRegional & Urban PlanningUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismHomelessness and Social IssuesUrban Planning and GovernanceHousing Market and EconomicsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesPolitical and Economic history of UK and USUrbanization and City PlanningUrban and Rural Development ChallengesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesCollaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives

Frequently asked questions about Housing, Theory and Society

Is Housing, Theory and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Housing, Theory and Society: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Housing, Theory and Society?

Housing, Theory and Society is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.84.

Is Housing, Theory and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Housing, Theory and Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Housing, Theory and Society?