Journal of Rural Studies

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Overall Confidence Score 97/100

🟢 JIF Indexed · Trust last updated 2026-01-03 09:33:34

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Predatory Risk

97%

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Status

✔ Positive Signals

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Editorial & Peer Review Integrity

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Publishing & Ethical Standards

International ethics followed, no predatory indicators

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Journal Identity & Stability

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Indexing & Discoverability

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Board composition may evolve; reviewer visibility varies

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Policy Evolution

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JIF Standing

Q1 JIF Quartile

10/173 Category Rank

1607 Overall JIF Rank

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Journal Information

Publisher PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

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Medium Hybrid

Country United Kingdom

Access Type Hybrid

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Website www.sciencedirect.com

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Indexing & Abstracting

CLOCKSS Archive E-depot ISSN Internet Archive Scholar Portico Scholars Portal

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Last reviewed: 03 Jan 2026

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Identifiers

ISSN 0743-0167

eISSN 1873-1392

Journal ID 1623

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