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European Countryside

de Gruyter Β· Germany Β· Est. 2009

ISSN1803-8417eISSN1803-8417
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
84
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q266
βœ“ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total84
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
39
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2 Β· Scopus CiteScore 2.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.395
H-Indexi
33
CiteScorei
2.6
SNIPi
0.652
Total Worksi
512
Total Citationsi
5,457
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.50
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal publishes articles on the European countryside, the rural areas of individual European countries or regions. The multidisciplinary periodical contains papers from an ecology of a rural landscape, rural sociology, demography and gender, multi-functional rural development, agriculture and other branches of the rural economy, impacts of Common Agricultural Policy on rural development, rural geography, rural borderland, rural and agro-tourism, rural settlement, small towns as centres of rural micro-regions, rural planning and architecture, rural collaboration. It prefers complex contributions with rural development issues to articles with narrowly economic or technical issues.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Frequency4 times per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications512
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2008
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~39 weeks
Acceptance Rate37%
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
de Gruyter
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1803-8417 / 1803-8417
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
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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?
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
36
676
2019
33
532
2020
44
505
2021
39
232
2022
34
124
2023
35
106
2024
36
37
2025
15
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rural development and sustainabilityUrbanization and City PlanningMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchRegional Development and PolicyOrganic Food and AgricultureAgricultural Economics and PolicyLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesHungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesCultural Industries and Urban Development

Frequently asked questions about European Countryside

Is European Countryside a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Countryside: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of European Countryside?

European Countryside 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.6.

Is European Countryside indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Countryside is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of European Countryside?

The Journal publishes articles on the European countryside, the rural areas of individual European countries or regions. The multidisciplinary periodical contains papers from an ecology of a rural landscape, rural sociology, demography and gender, multi-functional rural development, agriculture and other branches of the rural economy, impacts of Common Agricultural Policy on rural development, rural geography, rural borderland, rural and agro-tourism, rural settlement, small towns as centres of rural micro-regions, rural planning and architecture, rural collaboration. It prefers complex contri

What is the acceptance rate of European Countryside?

European Countryside lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 37%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic β€” treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.

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