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Rural Landscapes

Stockholm University Press · Sweden · Est. 2014

ISSN2002-0104

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.566

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

401

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Geography, Planning and Development; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications46

Publisher OrgStockholm University Press

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Stockholm University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2002-0104

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

✅

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

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.

HistoryQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryNature and Landscape ConservationGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentGeographies of human-animal interactionsRural development and sustainabilityRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyForest Management and PolicyIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

Frequently asked questions about Rural Landscapes

Is Rural Landscapes a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rural Landscapes: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Rural Landscapes?

Rural Landscapes is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.185.

Is Rural Landscapes indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rural Landscapes is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Rural Landscapes?