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Editors

Editor-in-Chief: John J. Green, Southern Rural Development Center
Managing Editor: Elizabeth Young Sweeney, University of Mississippi
 

The Journal of Rural Social Sciences (JRSS) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Rural Sociological Association. JRSS is focused on disseminating scholarly works that build knowledge and have the potential to inform development practice and policy across social, economic, cultural, and environmental domains.

See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.

Current Issue: Volume 39, Issue 1 (2024)

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Facilitators and Barriers to Research Participation in Rural Communities
Akachi Awuruonye, Frances Henderson, Christina Ferrell, Kisa K. Harris, Ervin Fox M.D., and Vasan Ramachandran

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Disability, Urban Influence, and COVID-19 Financial Hardships: Findings from a Predominantly Rural Sample
Mackenzie Brewer, Jodien Johnson, Kyra Davidson, and Carson Carson Mencken

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Urban Residents’ Perceptions of Rural People and Places: Data from Texas
Gene L. Theodori, Michael W-P Fortunato, and Fern K. Willits

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Perceptions of Texas Small-Scale Producers on Success, Challenges, and the Future of Agriculture
Katie Tritsch, Ken Mix, Michelle L. Edwards, and Manuel Piña Jr.