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Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0956-7933eISSN1474-0656

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.455

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0956-7933 / 1474-0656

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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.