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Rural Sustainability Research

Sciendo · Germany · Est. 2015

ISSN2256-0939

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.175

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.442

Total Works

167

Total Citations

704

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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Aims & Scope

The scientific journal Rural Sustainable Research of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies is a peer-reviewed journal intended for the publication of wide-spectrum original research articles and reviews on topical problems of sustainable rural development. The subject matter of the journal reflects the wide range of research covering the following topics: Sustainable Crop Production Systems; Soil and Plant Sciences Plant Breeding and Genetics Plant Pathology and Protection Forestry Animal and Veterinary Sciences Food Processing Agricultural Machinery and Husbandry Biomass and Renewable Energy Energetic and Automation Engineering Technologies Material Sciences Transport, Motor Vehicles and Fuels Engineering Economics and Education Sustainable Social Development Economics, Management and Marketing Information Technologies All manuscripts are screened on their linguistic quality.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Frequency2 times per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications167

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer-reviewed

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sciendo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2256-0939

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer-reviewed

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2025

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

EcologyQ4

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Global and Planetary ChangeQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and DevelopmentGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food composition and propertiesSeed and Plant BiochemistryMeat and Animal Product QualityEconomic and Business Development StrategiesAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactProbiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural Innovations and PracticesWood Treatment and PropertiesFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityAgriculture Market Analysis Ukraine