Journal of Property Investment & Finance Cover Image for Volume 44, Issue 4
Current Issue
Volume 44,
Issue 4,
22 June 2026

About the Journal

Journal of Property Investment & Finance is an international forum for the interchange of information and ideas relating to property valuation and investment, property management and decision making in all property markets. This journal is celebrating 40 years of publication.

Previously published as: Journal of Valuation 1983-1990; Journal of Property Valuation and Investment 1991-1998; Journal of Property Investment & Finance 1999-current.

Submission information

Accepted manuscript types and word counts

  • Academic Paper — up to 6000 words
  • Practice Briefing — up to 4000 words
  • Education Briefing — up to 4000 words
  • Real Estate Insights — up to 4000 words
  • Editorial — up to 1500 words

Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.

Reference style

Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.

Keywords

Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.

Peer review type

Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.

Open access options

This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.

Accepted languages

This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.

Accepted submission files

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.

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Calls for papers

Closes: 20th December 2026

A special issue on the real estate investment and valuation implications of market change and investment opportunities in the hospitality sector.

Guest editor(s): Masaki Mori

Closes: 31st January 2027

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an opportunity for Early Career Researchers in property to publish their first paper in establishing their property research career. This is an important initiative in supporting the next generation of property researchers.

Guest editor(s): Graeme Newell