International Journal of Housing Policy

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Housing Policy is a leading forum for the critical analysis of housing policy, systems and practice from a social science perspective.

Our focus is broad, addressing policy-relevant research and analysis from all parts of the world.

The journal essentially seeks to place housing policies and practice in the context of other public policies and to link developments in housing with broader social, economic and political change.

We especially encourage papers that contribute to comparative housing analysis, however articles on national or sub-national housing systems are also welcome if they contain data, arguments or policy implications that are explicitly relevant to an international audience.

Papers of both a disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature are favourably received, as are articles that critically address methodological issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.095

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	45

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4163

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	395

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Segregation, gentrification, and residualisation: from public housing to market-driven housing allocation in inner city Stockholm

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Roger, Lena Magnusson

• The Great Moderation, the Great Excess and the global housing crisis

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Manuel B.

• The New Affordable and Social Housing Provision System in China: Implications for Comparative Housing Studies

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Ya Ping, Alan

• Radical housing: on the politics of dwelling as difference

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Michele

• The globalisation of real estate: the politics and practice of foreign real estate investment

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Dallas, Sin Yee

• Collaborative housing and housing providers: towards an analytical framework of multi-stakeholder collaboration in housing co-production

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Darinka

• Introduction: housing affordability and affordable housing

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Katrin B.

• Commodification and housing market cycles in Chinese cities

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Fulong

• From Folkhem to lifestyle housing in Sweden: segregation and urban form, 1930s–2010s

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Karin, Irene

• Housing policy and the COVID-19 pandemic: the importance of housing research during this health emergency

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Dallas, Emma

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