Housing and Homelessness since COVID-19

Dear Colleagues,

Economic downturns are key indicators of homelessness and housing insecurity. Individuals who experience homelessness may also often find it challenging to access housing services after losing their housing due to bureaucratic inequalities within current social policies. This Special Issue, published in Societies, considers the economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, by focusing on the current knowledge on issues of homelessness and housing insecurity, as well as how social policies can be improved.

Novel research papers, methodological papers, systematic reviews, and case reports are all welcome for submission to this issue. Empirical papers using a variety of research designs and methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodology) are also welcome. We will accept manuscripts from various disciplines, including sociology, social work, anthropology, epidemiology, psychology, geography, political science, and public health, etc. The studies in this edition will also aim to reflect perspectives from different countries and/or regions.

The contributions to this Special Issue have to belong to one of the three categories of the journal (paper, article, conceptual paper or review), and must address the topic of the Special Issue.

Dr. Curtis Smith
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as conceptual papers are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Societies is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• homelessness
• COVID-19
• pandemic
• housing
• bureaucracy
• policy