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Journal title Dynamics of Rural Society Journal
Initials DRSJ
Frequency Biannual (January and July)
DOI https://doi.org/10.37905/drsj.v1i2
Online ISSN 2987-0844
Print ISSN -
Editor-in-chief Sahrain Bumulo [ScopusID: 58125826500]
Managing Editor Dewinta Rizky R. Hatu [ScopusID: 58990887300]
Robert Saputra [ScopusID: 59377296000]
Publisher Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Gorontalo, in collaboration with the Association of Indonesian Sociology Study Programs (APSSI)
Country Indonesia
Language English

Dynamics of Rural Society Journal (DRSJ) is an international open-access scientific journal that uses a double-blind peer-review system and publishes high-quality research that is both relevant and engaging for an international audience. The journal is dedicated to discussing and advancing knowledge on rural society and social transformation, particularly in the Global South. Published by the Department of Sociology at Gorontalo State University, Gorontalo, Indonesia, in collaboration with the Association of Indonesian Sociology Study Programs (APSSI), the journal is primarily aimed at researchers, academics, and social science students with a deep interest in the study of rural society dynamics and social transformation in rural areas. It publishes theoretically informed and empirically grounded scholarship on the social dynamics shaping rural communities, livelihoods, institutions, inequalities, and everyday life across diverse geographical settings.

DRSJ welcomes original research articles and review articles on rural social change, including work on inequality and welfare, livelihoods and labor, migration and demographic change, rural governance, agricultural and rural development policy, public institutions, gender and family relations, community resilience, agrarian-social transformation, and conflict, identity, and citizenship in rural contexts.

The journal particularly encourages contributions that engage with contemporary rural change in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and other developing regions, while connecting local empirical evidence to broader international debates in rural sociology, rural studies, development studies, agrarian change, and related fields.

Country of Origin of Editorial Team Members Based on Continent
The editorial team consists of 40 members originating from 15 countries:

Europe: Portugal (1); Spain (2); United Kingdom (2); France (1); Poland (1); Czechia (1).
North America: Canada (1)
South America: Uruguay (1)
Asia: Indonesia (18); Sri Lanka (1); Malaysia (2); India (2)
Oceania: New Zealand (1)
Africa: Nigeria (5); Tanzania (1)

Gender Diversity of Editorial Team
Male: 68%
Female: 32%

Dynamics of Rural Society Journal has been indexed by:

  1. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  2. Sinta 2
  3. The VU Journal Publishing Guide (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  4. ASIAN Science Citation Index (ASCI)
  5. Dimensions
  6. Google Scholar
  7. Wageningen University and Research Library Search
  8. GARUDA
  9. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
  10. Crossref
  11. Scispace
  12. Scilit