Appalachian and Rural Studies at Clermont

Features field research, interviews, and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, and a variety of other topics, as well as reviews of books, films, and recordings -- all dealing with the Appalachian mountains.

The Journal of Research in Rural Education is a peer-reviewed, open access e-journal publishing original pieces of scholarly research of demonstrable relevance to educational issues within rural settings. JRRE was established in 1982 by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. In 2008, JRRE moved to the Center on Rural Education and Communities, located within Penn State University’s College of Education, and is edited by Karen Eppley with associate editors Kai Schafft, Jerry Johnson, and Mara Tieken.

The Journal of Rural Health is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to advancing research on rural health policy, health care delivery, and population health. It is sponsored by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).

The Journal of Rural Studies publishes cutting-edge research that advances understanding and analysis of contemporary rural societies, economies, cultures and lifestyles; the definition and representation of rurality; the formulation, implementation and contestation of rural policy; and human interactions with the rural environment. The journal is an interdisciplinary publication and welcomes articles from diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, which engage with and contribute to the rural social science literature, as broadly defined by the disciplines of rural geography, rural sociology, agricultural and rural economics, planning and cognate subjects. The coverage of the journal is global in scope and solicits articles based on empirical research in any part of the world that is of relevance and interest to international readers. The primary audience of the journal are social science researchers, teachers and students interested in contemporary rural issues, processes and experiences.