Editors
| Editor-in-Chief: | John J. Green, Southern Rural Sociological Association | Managing Editor: | Elizabeth Sweeney, University of Mississippi |
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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 40, Issue 1 (2025)
College Students and Families Navigate Recovery from Alcohol and Other Drugs
Leah Pylate, Alisha M. Hardman, Lori Staton, Laura Downey, and Joe D. Wilmoth
Community Viability and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: Rural Insights for Community-Based Care
Carrie N. Baker and Sarah A. Bush
Developing Leadership Capacity in a Rural, Farm-Dependent Community
Taylor J. Shackelford, Lauren L. Cline, and J. Shane Robinson
Message from the Editorial Office
John Green and Elizabeth Sweeney
Investigating Appalachian Medical Students’ Perceived Supports and Inhibitors to Their Aspirations Using Habitus and Capital
Jason Hedrick and Erin McHenry-Sorber