The Internationalization of Real Estate Research

Chan, Kam C.; Hardin, William G.; Liano, Kartono; Yu, Zheng

doi:10.1080/10835547.2008.12091214

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“…There have been only a few studies that have taken an international perspective of real estate research and journals (Chan et al , 2008; Newell et al , 2002; Ong et al , 2001) but all of these studies examined the amount of international research that was included in various journals. That is, the research topic was focused on providing evidence that international real estate research was being accepted as legitimate because it was appearing in publications, or the researchers examined the nationality of the team of researchers that were published in the given journal, providing evidence that the field of real estate research is becoming collaborative across country borders.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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The perceived quality of real estate journals: does your affiliation matter?

Worzala²

2010

Property Management

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PurposeThis paper aims to present the results of a recent survey, in which faculty and educators who are members of the ARES, ERES, AsRES, PRRES and AREUEA were asked to rate their perception of 18 real estate journals currently available as academic publications (peer reviewed) to ascertain if there was a relationship between the affiliation of the respondent and their perception of journal quality. In addition, it aims to compare the opinions of survey respondents by their academic rank, tenure status, and the type of institution they work at. Finally the analysis seeks to investigate the possible existence of a publication bias based on where researchers have published their work.Design/methodology/approachOver 300 respondents completed the electronic survey during the latter half of 2007. Respondents provided quality ratings of the journals as well as where they actually published.FindingsIn this paper the academic respondents’ responses were analyzed (n=220) and it is clear that the perceived quality of the journals, as well as the respondent's knowledge of the various journals, varied depending on the faculty member's affiliation with a given academic association. Most researchers were aware of the journals published in their home regions, although this was not always the case. This suggests there is a need for more outreach/marketing by publishers and editors to clearly differentiate the focus of our academic journals.Research limitations/implicationsRespondents were conference attendees and predominantly US‐based. Therefore, results may be somewhat biased against publications from other regions of the world.Originality/valueThis is the first time a review of journal quality has been conducted on an international level and included only real estate journals. Results will be useful to the rank and file of university faculty in targeting journals for their publications, particularly when journal quality matters. Results can also benefit the various academic organizations and publishers that produce the journals in targeting their promotion to the members of the academic associations where the knowledge level is significantly lower.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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The perceived quality of real estate journals: does your affiliation matter?

Worzala²

2010

Property Management

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“…In contrast, PM is generally considered to be a UK journal, being published by UK-based Emerald Publishers, although, similar to PRPRJ, the editor is based in Australia. Similarly, IRER is associated with the Asian Real Estate Society, but based in the USA for much of its history (refer Chan et al, 2008). This particular aspect of internationalisation of journals needs further investigation, with the origin of authors and/or the origin of information for research published in a particular journal being a preferable guide to location of the publisher.…”

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“…Hardin et al (2006) analysed journals in which the editorial board members of JREFE, JRER and REE published their research for the period 1997-2002, while Hardin et al (2007) provided a comparison of journal ranking based on journals cited in JREFE, JRER and REE for the period 2000-2004. Chan et al (2008) analysed the source of research from the international community in US journals for the time frame 1995-2005. Gibler et al (2009) made use of questionnaires to classify US journals into tiers and thereby provided a list of US journals for each tier.…”

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Preferences among real estate journals: perceptions vs reality

Boshoff

Parker²

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the real estate journal ranking by comparing journal performance statistics to researcher preferences. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a survey of members of the International Real Estate Society and sister societies with comparison to impact statistics for real estate journals which are analysed using data from Google Scholar. Findings The findings show a high correlation between researcher preferences and the empirical results, supporting the findings of previous research in this area. However, while most previous studies were conducted on high-impact US journals only, these are still found to be amongst the highest ranked overall even with inclusion of other international journals. There are, however, some differences found, such as the perception of researchers on electronic vs hard copy journals, which were found to be moving more towards the former. Practical implications The results provide a ranking of various real estate journals, especially with regard to other international journals not included in the previous studies that are dominated by high-impact US journals, providing a guideline on where to publish. The paper also shows the methodology used in order to determine how the journals are ranked, which could be applied to other journals not included in this study in order for researchers to make informed decisions concerning publication choices. Originality/value This paper extends the research on this topic by analysing the preferences and statistics of a broader international sample of journals and compares researcher preferences to empirical analysis.

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“…Those papers highlight the dominance of US institutions on real estate research but also indicate a significant presence of Asian and European institutions. Analyzing papers published in REE, JREFE and JRER from 1973to 2008, Jin and Yu (2011 show that US institutions, not surprisingly, dominate research in real estate, although six non-US universities (three in Europe, two in Asia and one in Canada) appear within the top 50 institutions. Cashman and Fairbanks (2014) Of particular relevance to this paper, Chan et al (2008) assess the contributions of international researchers and institutions in nine real estate journals for the 1990 to 2006 period.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Analyzing papers published in REE, JREFE and JRER from 1973to 2008, Jin and Yu (2011 show that US institutions, not surprisingly, dominate research in real estate, although six non-US universities (three in Europe, two in Asia and one in Canada) appear within the top 50 institutions. Cashman and Fairbanks (2014) Of particular relevance to this paper, Chan et al (2008) assess the contributions of international researchers and institutions in nine real estate journals for the 1990 to 2006 period. They report that both -the Asia-Pacific and European regions -have increased their influence on the top-tier of real estate literature.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Real estate research in Europe

Hoesli¹

2016

JERER

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We investigate the evolution from 2000 to 2015 in the proportion of papers published by authors with a European affiliation in the three main international real estate journals. Then, we analyze papers with at least one European author and/or concentrating on Europe published from 2008 to 2015 in the two main European real estate journals by authors' country of affiliation, by country of study and by theme. Finally, we analyze linkages between country of affiliation and country of study and theme, respectively. Our results show that the proportion of papers published by European authors in the three main international real estate journals has increased during the 2000-2015 period. Our analyses of papers published in the two European real estate journals suggest that U.K.-based researchers are the most prolific. There is also a strong 'home bias' in that authors largely focus on the country in which they are based. The interest in housing and valuation increased markedly during the period. Finally, we report linkages between country of affiliation and theme.

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The Internationalization of Real Estate Research

Cited by 19 publications

References 30 publications

The perceived quality of real estate journals: does your affiliation matter?

The perceived quality of real estate journals: does your affiliation matter?

Preferences among real estate journals: perceptions vs reality

Real estate research in Europe

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