Housing Policy Debate provides a venue for original research on U.S. housing policy. Subjects include affordable housing policy, fair housing policy, land use regulations influencing housing affordability, metropolitan development trends, and linkages among housing policy and energy, environmental, and transportation policy.

Housing Policy Debate is published quarterly. Most issues contain a “Forum” section and an “Articles” section. The Forum, which highlights a current debate, features a central article and responding comments that represent a range of perspectives. All articles in the Forum and Articles section undergo a double-blind peer review process . On a recurring basis, Housing Policy Debate also features an “Outlook” section where the editors--occasionally with expert guest writers--comment on emerging areas of housing and metropolitan research or current events.

Manuscripts

Manuscripts for publication should be submitted to HousingPolicyDebate@vt.edu.

Manuscripts must be original, unpublished works not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The author is responsible for obtaining any necessary rights or permissions to reproduce quoted material or illustrations published elsewhere. Accepted manuscripts must conform to the style guidelines.

To download the style guidelines, click here.

Subscriptions and Permissions

Subscribers are invited to contact Routledge for details and rates regarding subscription.

Contact

All questions concerning subscriptions or content should be directed to:

Housing Policy Debate

Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech

1021 Prince Street, Suite 100

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703-706.8100

Fax: 703-518-8009

Email: HousingPolicyDebate@vt.edu

For a list of HPD editors and members of the Editorial Advisory Board, click here.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FROM THE EDITOR:

The Metropolitan Institute is pleased to celebrate Housing Policy Debate’s twentieth anniversary. Since its initial publication by the Fannie Mae Foundation, Housing Policy Debate has become the nation’s premiere source for research on U.S. housing policy, real estate market trends, and metropolitan development patterns. Beginning with the twentieth issue, Housing Policy Debate will be published by Routledge, a London-based publishing house whose catalog of titles include the Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Urban Design, Housing Studies, Urban Studies, and many other journals in the urban studies and planning field. Routledge will provide support for a new online review system, in addition to publishing and disseminating the journal on a subscription basis. Virginia Tech provides editorial oversight under the direction of the journal’s editor, Casey Dawkins, with the assistance of the journal’s managing editor, Jessica Hanff.

The twentieth issue (20.1) is in its final production stages and will be published in early 2010. Issues 20.2 and 20.3 will be published as a double issue in mid-2010, and 20.4 will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the journal, featuring articles that provide a longer view of the past and future of U.S. housing policy.

We hope you will join us in celebrating the rich history and promising future of Housing Policy Debate.

Casey Dawkins

Editor, Housing Policy Debate