《農村研究雜志》發表了前沿研究，促進對當代農村社會、經濟、文化和生活方式的理解和分析；鄉村性的定義和表現；農村政策的制定、實施和爭論；以及人類與農村環境的互動。該雜志是一個跨學科的出版物，歡迎從不同的理論角度和方法論途徑發表文章，這些文章涉及并貢獻了農村社會科學文獻，廣義上由農村地理學、農村社會學、農業和農村經濟學、規劃和相關學科界定。《華爾街日報》的報道范圍是全球性的，在世界上任何一個與國際讀者有關聯和興趣的地方，都會根據經驗研究來征集文章。該雜志的主要讀者是對當代農村問題、過程和經驗感興趣的社會科學研究人員、教師和學生。

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.