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Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0956-7933eISSN1474-0656
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.455
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
1.165
Total Worksi
936
Total Citationsi
3,808
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.53
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of rural history. It publishes original research on the economic, social, and cultural history of rural areas across the globe, from prehistory to the present day. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches and encourages submissions that engage with theoretical debates in history and related disciplines. It aims to foster a vibrant scholarly community and to promote innovative research in the field of rural history.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive
Total Publications936
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0956-7933 / 1474-0656
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
30
38
2019
30
35
2020
30
76
2021
25
67
2022
21
45
2023
18
23
2024
27
8
2025
15
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
HistoryQ1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Urban StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesHistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesScottish History and National IdentityDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsRural development and sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture

Is Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture?

Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.53.

Is Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture?

Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of rural history. It publishes original research on the economic, social, and cultural history of rural areas across the globe, from prehistory to the present day. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches and encourages submissions that engage with theoretical debates in history and related disciplines. It aims to foster a vibrant scholarly community and to promote innovative research in the field of rural history.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref