Aims and scope
Rural Society is an international, double anonymized peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes social research of interest and relating to rural communities and societies. Areas of focus include: art, commerce, crime, culture, demography, education, ecology, environments and sustainability, ethnicity, physical and mental health, healthcare, gender, globalization, government (local, regional and federal), lifestyles, media, planning, policy and politics, science and technology, social change and problems, social work and welfare, tourism, water and natural resources management.

Rural Society has a broad readership, with articles relevant to researchers, educators, students, policy developers, managers, decision makers and healthcare workers who are interested in social, cultural, health, education and developmental issues in emerging and mature regional economies.