Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
European Countryside
ISSN 1803-8417 · Sciendo · Czechia
European Countryside: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 14 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 39 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Countryside is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rural development and sustainability, Urbanization and City Planning and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, together about 40.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal publishes articles on the European countryside, the rural areas of individual European countries or regions. The multidisciplinary periodical contains papers from an ecology of a rural landscape, rural sociology, demography and gender, multi-functional rural development, agriculture and other branches of the rural economy, impacts of Common Agricultural Policy on rural development, rural geography, rural borderland, rural and agro-tourism, rural settlement, small towns as centres of rural micro-regions, rural planning and architecture, rural collaboration. It prefers complex contributions with rural development issues to articles with narrowly economic or technical issues.Why subscribe and readEuropean journal is focused on multi-functional problems of the countryside, connecting western and eastern European rural problems and streaming to the common future in unifying Europe. However, special issues focus on selected topics. Those interested in rural development will find theories, methods, drinks and information from various disciplines. Papers are free accessed.Why submitJournal is reviewed according to the standard procedure. The Editorial Board is available to guide the authors through finalizing the contributions. The review process is confidential. The authors will gain unlimited opportunity to be read, quoted and networked for an insignificant amount of money. The journal allows and prefers colour graphics to a reasonable extent without financial surcharges. Article citations can be found in major databases including Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS or Google Scholar. The Cite Score at SCOPUS has been rising steadily since 2012.Rejection Rate37%
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Milada StastnaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 7, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Hungary 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.7%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences7.8%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences6.3%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences5%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 14Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 24Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 198OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 532 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 53 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 129 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 136 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 252 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 530 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 39 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 190 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 120 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 120 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1803-8417
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Countryside
What CAS zone is European Countryside in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Countryside is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Countryside?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 14; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at European Countryside?
Authors report an average review time of about 39 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of European Countryside based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (7), United Kingdom (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Countryside?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Countryside is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Countryside open access, and what is the APC?
European Countryside is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .