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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.212

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.165

Total Works

936

Total Citations

3,808

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Urban StudiesQ3

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