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Journal of Rural and Community Development

Rural Development Institute, Brandon University · Canada · Est. 2005

eISSN1712-8277

✓ WOS ESCI✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

327

Total Citationsi

2,524

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The JRCD is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes development research on and in rural and small town areas around the world.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageFrench, English

1st Year Published2005

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications327

Publisher OrgRural Development Institute

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicensePublisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Rural Development Institute, Brandon University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1712-8277

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

French, 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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rural development and sustainabilityDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentMining and Resource ManagementIndigenous Studies and EcologyUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesCommunity Health and DevelopmentMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesEducation Systems and PolicyArctic and Russian Policy Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rural and Community Development

Is Journal of Rural and Community Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Rural and Community Development: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Rural and Community Development?

Journal of Rural and Community Development 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 0.23.

Is Journal of Rural and Community Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Rural and Community Development is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Rural and Community Development?