Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture
Published by Cambridge University Press (Journal Finder)
ISSN : 0956-7933 eISSN : 1474-0656
Abbreviation : Rural. Hist. Econ. Soc. Cult.
Aims & Scope
Rural History is well known as a stimulating forum for interdisciplinary exchange.
Its definition of rural history ignores traditional subject boundaries to encourage the cross-fertilisation that is essential for an understanding of rural society.
It stimulates original scholarship and provides access to the best of recent research.
While concentrating on the English-speaking world and Europe, the journal is not limited in geographical coverage.
Subject areas include: agricultural history; historical ecology; folklore; popular culture and religion; rural literature; landscape history, archaeology and material culture; vernacular architecture; ethnography, anthropology and rural sociology; the study of women in rural societies; relationships between the urban and the rural; and the politics of rural societies.
The journal accommodates varying disciplinary reference systems, and publishes book reviews and review articles.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
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| 2025 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 0.30 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 0.212 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 22 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 20462 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 32 |
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Most Cited Articles
The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.
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Making Private Property: Enclosure, Common Right and the Work of Hedges
Citation: 131
Authors: NICHOLAS
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Ask the Fellows who Lop the Hay: Leaf-Fodder in the Mountains of Northwest Greece
Citation: 51
Authors: Paul
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Extreme Depopulation in the Spanish Rural Mountain Areas: A Case Study of Aragon in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Citation: 46
Authors: FERNANDO, VICENTE
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The Ecology and History of the Mediterranean Olive Grove: The Spanish Great Expansion, 1750 - 2000
Citation: 37
Authors: JUAN
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Pollarding Trees: Changing Attitudes to a Traditional Land Management Practice in Britain 1600–1900
Citation: 29
Authors: SANDRINE, CHARLES
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Why Did Most Cooperatives Fail? Spanish Agricultural Cooperation in the Early Twentieth Century
Citation: 29
Authors: SAMUEL
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Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Improvement: The Archaeological Evidence from Animal Bones and Teeth
Citation: 28
Authors: Simon J. M., John V.
