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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #2,511Top JournalHybrid

HOUSING STUDIES

Identifier (ISSN):0267-3037(Print)/1466-1810(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.7↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for HOUSING STUDIES

WoS Q3
12453.220232.420242.920252.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.476
#2,511

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
99

99 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
184articles/year
35.29% Gold OA•91.09% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Housing Studies is the essential international forum for academic debate in the housing field. Since its establishment in 1986, Housing Studies has become the leading housing journal and has played a major role in theoretical and analytical developments within this area of study. The journal has explored a range of academic and policy concerns including the following: •linkages between housing and other areas of social and economic policy •the role of housing in everyday life and in gender, class and age relationships •the economics of housing expenditure and housing finance •international comparisons and developments •issues of sustainability and housing development

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics84.1%Political science64.5%Sociology55%Law54.6%Business48.7%Geography38.7%Engineering31.7%Philosophy27.2%Economic growth27%History27%Mathematics25.4%Computer science25.1%Civil engineering23%Demographic economics21.5%Archaeology21%Biology20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q3
Rank118/202
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING

Q2
Rank28/58
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Q2
Rank26/86
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q3
Rank131/202
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING

Q3
Rank32/58
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Q2
Rank41/86
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.7
Articles / Year73
Total Citations9
2025
IF2.9
Articles / Year107
Total Citations138
2024
IF2.4
Articles / Year108
Total Citations494
2023
IF3.2
Articles / Year84
Total Citations753
2022
IF—
Articles / Year123
Total Citations1,967

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,511Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.476

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.85

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,442 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,691
3-Year Documents315
Citable Documents308

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)19

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Urban StudiesQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

HOUSING STUDIES (ISSN: 0267-3037) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.476 (Q1), an H-index of 99.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 184 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,442 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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