Statement of Purpose

The Journal of Rural Social Sciences (JRSS), formerly Southern Rural Sociology (SRS), is designed to disseminate research on rural issues inclusive of  a broad range of disciplines, theoretical perspectives,  and research methodologies.  JRSS is refereed and published in open access online format. JRSS is international and interdisciplinary in scope and content.  JRSS welcomes original submissions from disciplines and specialty areas including, but not limited to: Rural Sociology; Agricultural Economics; Natural Resource Sociology;  Demography and Immigration; Community Sociology; Sociology of Agrifood;  Rural Health;  Agricultural Education; Cultural Anthropology; Cultural Geography; Rural Policy, and Rural History. JRSS also welcomes proposals for guest-edited special volumes.