Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Rural China
ISSN 2213-6738 · eISSN 2213-6746 · Brill
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Rural China: subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rural China is published by Brill. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Chinese history and philosophy and Regional Development and Environment, together about 54% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences27.2%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences17.4%
- Regional Development and EnvironmentSocial Sciences9.3%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1273/1936 | 34th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1084/1434 | 24th |
| Anthropology | Q4 | 457/536 | 14th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 826/876 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 | 38 |
| 2024 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 22 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Rural China
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Chinese history and philosophy.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2213-6738
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-6746
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rural China
Which databases index Rural China?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rural China is indexed in Scopus.
Is Rural China open access, and what is the APC?
Rural China is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .