I think the basic question which is raised by the students - author ( Avi Jain ), is very import indeed. I am also happy to hear that Avi Jain is intending to publish his work in a peer reviewed journal. Your question is about whether to publish in a journal of Rural Studies or Rural Society.

I understand that these are different journals with different names but doing the same things. I think it is safety to decide to published in either of them. You may also decide to publish two articles while submitting one manuscript of each of them, if you wish.

At the same time, there is a basic difference in the meanings of the two names, that is, rural studies and rural society. For example, rural studies is a discipline in sociology which is one of the social sciences. There is also urban studies or urban development in sociology. This means that rural studies is a special field of study in the large discipline of sociology which a special field in social sciences.

On the other hand, rural society is a rural area as opposed to the urban area or urban society. Society is a larger version of communities which are made of ethnic groups or tribes, clans, and families or households.

The good thing is that you have work very hard to write a publishable article or manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal. If you publish you paper with either of the two journals, your work will be recognized or accepted for your promotion or international reputation.

There are also several other journal across the world that can publish you work. They are all accessible . So, congratulations for achieving the status of a performing or productive students.

Best regards

Wilson

Greetings,

It might be a good idea to look at the impact factor of each journal. Alternatively, you could look on SJR (https://www.scimagojr.com) for detailed information about longevity, citations, etc. The links to the two journals you mentioned are below:

Rural Society

https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=5600153488&tip=sid&clean=0

Journal of Rural Studies

https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=15673&tip=sid&clean=0

Best luck!

hey Avi

I think you should go for ISSN-0970-3357, "Journal of Rural Development" for publishing your research work related to rural development. it is an appropriate journal for your research work having NAAS rating - 4.58.

Best Wishes