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Open House International

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1982

ISSN2633-9838

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.559

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.149

Total Worksi

1,061

Total Citationsi

5,940

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Architecture; Environmental Studies; Urban Studies; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,061

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2633-9838

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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

309

2019

381

2020

570

2021

515

2022

482

2023

138

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.

ArchitectureQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArchitectureEnvironmental StudiesUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and Rural Development ChallengesUrban Design and Spatial AnalysisArchitecture and Cultural InfluencesCultural Heritage Management and PreservationSustainable Building Design and AssessmentUrban Green Space and HealthBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesArchitecture and Computational DesignDesign Education and Practice

Frequently asked questions about Open House International

Is Open House International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open House International: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open House International?

Open House International 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 1.66.

Is Open House International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open House International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open House International?