《農(nóng)村研究雜志》發(fā)表了前沿研究，促進(jìn)對(duì)當(dāng)代農(nóng)村社會(huì)、經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化和生活方式的理解和分析；鄉(xiāng)村性的定義和表現(xiàn)；農(nóng)村政策的制定、實(shí)施和爭(zhēng)論；以及人類與農(nóng)村環(huán)境的互動(dòng)。該雜志是一個(gè)跨學(xué)科的出版物，歡迎從不同的理論角度和方法論途徑發(fā)表文章，這些文章涉及并貢獻(xiàn)了農(nóng)村社會(huì)科學(xué)文獻(xiàn)，廣義上由農(nóng)村地理學(xué)、農(nóng)村社會(huì)學(xué)、農(nóng)業(yè)和農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)、規(guī)劃和相關(guān)學(xué)科界定。《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》的報(bào)道范圍是全球性的，在世界上任何一個(gè)與國(guó)際讀者有關(guān)聯(lián)和興趣的地方，都會(huì)根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)研究來(lái)征集文章。該雜志的主要讀者是對(duì)當(dāng)代農(nóng)村問(wèn)題、過(guò)程和經(jīng)驗(yàn)感興趣的社會(huì)科學(xué)研究人員、教師和學(xué)生。

The Journal of Rural Studies publishes cutting-edge research that advances understanding and analysis of contemporary rural societies, economies, cultures and lifestyles; the definition and representation of rurality; the formulation, implementation and contestation of rural policy; and human interactions with the rural environment. The journal is an interdisciplinary publication and welcomes articles from diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, which engage with and contribute to the rural social science literature, as broadly defined by the disciplines of rural geography, rural sociology, agricultural and rural economics, planning and cognate subjects. The coverage of the journal is global in scope and solicits articles based on empirical research in any part of the world that is of relevance and interest to international readers. The primary audience of the journal are social science researchers, teachers and students interested in contemporary rural issues, processes and experiences.