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Rural Society

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1037-1656eISSN2204-0536

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total15

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

0.262

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.475

Total Works

985

Total Citations

8,272

2yr Mean Citedness

1.73

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Rural Society is an international, double anonymized peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes social research of interest and relating to rural communities and societies. Areas of focus include art, commerce, crime, culture, demography, education, ecology, environments and sustainability, ethnicity, physical and mental health, healthcare, gender, globalization, and local government.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications985

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1037-1656 / 2204-0536

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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.

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rural development and sustainabilityEducation Systems and PolicyMining and Resource ManagementCommunity Development and Social ImpactAgricultural Innovations and Practices