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Editors

Editors: John J. Green, Southern Rural Sociological Association Ryan Thomson, Auburn University
Managing Editor: Elizabeth 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 41, Issue 1 (2026)

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Volume 41, Issue 1, Full Issue
Journal of Rural Social Sciences

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Table of Contents
Journal of Rural Social Sciences

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Assessing Rural Homelessness: A Mixed -Methods Case Study
Matthew Lyons, Ashley Feierstein, Christy Storey, Akilah Hairston, Jonathan Jones, Jada Brown, and Sarah H. Cross