Journal introduction:

Open House International (OHI) is an interdisciplinary research journal in built environment studies speaking to the disciplines and areas of interest in architecture, building technology, housing, urban design and planning. The journal aims at establishing effective links between theory and design and education and practice in these fields. Placing emphasis on international collaboration, and global south/global north dialectics, the key objectives of the journal are to: • Promote research and practice towards addressing the full spectrum of sustainable development and whenever possible relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). • Improve the quality of built environment through encouraging greater sharing of decision making by ordinary people. It also aims at developing the necessary institutional frameworks, which will support the local initiatives of parties in the housing and place production processes. OHI publishes articles in the following two areas as they relate to the built environment.

Frequency：4 Issues Per Year

Editorial team
Editor-in-Chief
Dr Chaham Alalouch
Sultan Qaboos University - Sultanate of Oman
ohi.editor@gmail.com
Professor Yonca Hurol
Cyprus International University - Cyprus
OHI.editoryh@gmail.com
Honorary Editor
Professor Ashraf Salama
University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne - UK
Contributing Editor
Dr Jia Beisi
Hong Kong University - Hong Kong
bjiaa@hku.hk
Professor Jin-Ho Park
Inha University - South Korea
jinhopark@inha.ac.kr
Publisher
Paul Kidd
Emerald Publishing - UK
pkidd@emerald.com
Journal Editorial Office (For queries related to pre-acceptance)
Please contact the Journal Editorial Office
iem-ed-office.emerald@kwglobal.com
Supplier Project Manager (For queries related to post-acceptance)
Jenifa Mary Vincent
Emerald Publishing
jenifa.emerald@tnqtech.com
Editorial Review Board
Professor Yasemin Afacan
Bilkent University - Turkey
Dr Iftekhar Ahmed
The University of Newcastle - Australia
Dr Khaled Galal Ahmed
United Arab Emirates University - UAEU
Professor Kheir Al-Kodmany
University of Illinois Chicago - USA
Dr Saleh Al-Saadi
Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
Dr Dr Ali A. Al-Thahab
University of Babylon - Iraq
Dr Aliaa AlSadaty
Cairo University - Egypt
Dr Husam AlWaer
University of Dundee - UK
Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali
Brac University - Bangladesh
Professor Hasim Altan
Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University - Saudi Arabia
Dr Cemil Atakara
International Cyprus University - Cyprus
Professor Sahar A Attia
Cairo University - Egypt
Dr İdil Ayçam
Gazi University - Turkey
Dr Simona Azzali
Canadian University Dubai - UAE
Dr. Naima Benkari
Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
Professor Amar Bennadji
Hanze University of Applied Science - Netherlands
Dr Umberto Berardi
Ryerson University - Canada
Prof Lino Bianco
University of Malta - Malta
Dr Simon Elias Bibri
Institute of Computer and Communication Sciences (IINFCOM), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Media and Design Laboratory (LDM), Lausanne - Switzerland
Dr Malika Bose
Pennsylvania State University, State College - USA
Dr Islam Bouzguenda
University of Twente - Netherlands
Dr James Brown
Umea University - Sweden
Dr Nadia Charalambous
University of Cyprus - Cyprus
Dr Natasa Cukovic Ignjatovic
University of Belgrade - Serbia
Professor Halime Demirkan
Bilkent University - Turkey
Dr Mirjana Devetakovic
University of Belgrade - Serbia
Professor Branka Dimitrijevic
University of Strathclyde - UK
Dr Henriette Ejstrup
Royal Danish Academy, CINARK - Denmark
Professor Dalila El-Kerdany
Cairo University - Egypt
Professor Ahmed O. El-Kholei
Menoufia University - Egypt
Dr Tamir El-Khouly
American University in Cairo - Egypt
Dr Amira Elnokaly
Lincoln School of Architecture - UK
Dr Heba Elsharkawy
Kingston University, London - UK
Professor Abeer Elshater
Ain Shams University - Egypt
Professor Roberto Fabbri
Zayed University, Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Professor Nisha Fernando
University of Kansas, Lawrence - USA
Professor Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini
Auckland University of Technology - New Zealand
Dr Nasser Golzari
University of Westminster - UK
Professor Elmira Ayşe Gür
Istanbul Technical University - Turkey
Dr Selma Harrington
MRIAI, HonAIA, Architects Council of Europe - Ireland
Dr Fahriye Hilal Halicioglu
Dokuz Eylul University - Turkey
Dr Suha Jaradat
Edinburgh Napier University - UK
Dr Karen Keddy
Ball State University - USA
Dr Orcun Kepez
OKDW: Orcun Kepez Design Workshop - Turkey
Professor Heba Allah E. Khalil
Cairo University - Egypt
Dr Smita Khan
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology - India
Professor Mi Jeong Kim
Hanyang University - Korea
Professor Doris Kowaltowski
University of Campinas - Brazil
Dr Ruggiero Lovreglio
Massey University - New Zealand
Professor Fuad Mallick
Brac University - Bangladesh
Dr Beatriz Maturana
University of Chile - Chile
Dr Nabil Mohareb
American University in Cairo - Egypt
Professor Ibrahim Motawa
Ulster University, Belfast - UK
Dr Masa Noguchi
University of Melbourne - Australia
Dr John Onyango
University of Notre Dame, USA
Dr Celen Pasalar
North Carolina State University - USA
Professor Sule Tasli Pektas
Baskent University - Turkey
Dr Hazem Rashed-Ali
Texas Tech University, Lubbock - USA
Professor Rabee Reffat
Assiut University - Egypt
Dr Mahmoud Reza Saghafi
University of Art, Esfahan - Iran
Dr Mohamed Salah
Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
Dr Gehan Selim
University of Leeds - UK
Dr Ayyoob Sharifi
Hiroshima University - Japan
Harry Smith
Heriot-Watt University - United Kingdom
Tarek Teba
University of Portsmouth - United Kingdom
Professor Hulya Turgut
Istanbul Ozyegin University - Turkey
Dr Norsidah Ujang
University of Putra Malaysia - Malaysia
Dr Florian Wiedmann
University of Nottingham - UK
Professor Yurdanur Dülgeroğlu Yüksel
Istanbul Technical University - Turkey

This journal is abstracted and indexed by
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
EBSCO-Current Abstracts-Art and Architecture
This journal is ranked by
Scopus


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