Founded in 1991, the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies (KAHPS) provides intellectual leadership in the housing study of social, economic, political and behavioral phenomena. Consequently, the Association brings together scholars and experts from a large number of fields, including housing development, urban planning, rural development, economics, urban public administration and geography. Members are from academic institutions, government units, consulting organizations and a variety of private firms. The main objectives of the Association are the fostering of exchange of ideas and the promotion of studies focusing on the housing, including the utilization of tools, methods and theoretical frameworks, specifically designed for housing analysis as well as concept, procedures and analytical techniques of the various social and other sciences.

These objectives are achieved through the acquaintance and discussion among its members and with scholars, professionals and administrators in related fields, by the encouragement of publication of scholarly studies and by performing services to its members and the field of housing study.

For these objectives, the Association has a range of activities including publishing a journal, newsletter and books, domestic and international conferences and other meetings, management of an on-line international research register and a branch and international section network.

President	Kim Deok Rye	Korea Housing Institute
Senior Vice Presidentst	Kim Jin Yoo	Kyonggi University
Vice Presidentst	Jin Mi Yun	Land and Housing Institute (Korea Land&Housing Corporation)
	Nam Young Woo	Korea Nazarene University
Chair, Adminisration Committee	Jin Chang Ha	Hanyang University
Chair, Research and Academic Affairs Committee	Kim Jun Hyung	Myongji University
Editor-in-Chief and Chair, Publication Committee	Nam Young Woo	Korea Nazarene University
Auditor	Kim Hak Jin	Sinyoung E&C
	Lee Sang Geun	Former DSC

Journal of the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies is a high quality refereed journal combining expertise in the fields of housing development, planning, regional science, economics, geography, public administration, political science, and etc.

Journal of the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies is a scholarly journal presenting the results of original scientific research and cutting-edge development in policy and practice to a diverse readership of specialists, practitioners and policy-makers. This refereed journal covers the fields of housing development, planning, regional science, economics, geography, public administration, political science spatial planning, building and urban development, and etc. The aim of Journal of the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies is to give domestic and international exposure to recent research and policy and practice developments on the housing development and thereby open up a forum wherein researchers can exchange ideas and develop contacts. In this way Journal of the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies seeks to enhance the quality of research in the field and disseminate the results to a wider audience. Its scope is intended to interest scientists as well as policy-makers, both in government units and organizations dealing with diverse housing policy issues.

Journal of the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies Association requests the submission of manuscripts and figures in electronic. The preferred storage medium for the electronic manuscript is an e-mail. Please label author(s)’s document properly, giving exact details on the name(s) of the file(s), the operating system and software used. Always save your electronic manuscript in the word processor format that you use; conversions to other formats and versions tend to be imperfect. In general, use as few formatting codes as possible. For safety‘s sake, you should always retain a backup copy of your file(s). After acceptance, please make absolutely sure that you send the latest (i.e., revised) version of your manuscript(submission in electronic form of the final version of your article is compulsory). For the purpose of reviewing, articles for publication should be submitted e-mail to the following Editorial Office.

Editorial Office
Journal of the Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies
Sogang University
1 Shinsu-Dong, Mapo-Gu
Seoul, 121-742, Korea
TEL: 82-2-705-8501
E-MAIL: kyungkim@sogang.ac.kr