Journal of Transdisciplinarity in Rural Wellbeing is an open access journal that publishes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary peer-reviewed research covering all aspects of rurality with particular interest in the area of wellbeing and conviviality. The journal aims at overcoming current fragmentation in research about the relation between rurality and wellbeing, promoting consistency in pursuing publications that elevate the conversation about rural wellbeing and conviviality across the world. The journal accepts submissions from a variety of approaches, including but not limited to: rural sociology, rural education, environmental wellness, agronomy, animal studies, rural health, rural geography, science and technology studies, rural psychology, happiness studies, environmental horticulture, environmental humanities, rural design, and other research endeavors that address the topic of wellbeing in (human and non-human) rural environments.
The journal is part of a platform that brings together different types of audio, visual and textual content to encourage scholars, policy makers, students, and practitioners from several traditions to engage in the study and deliberation about rural wellbeing.
Editorial board:
Editorial board of at least five people. It is recommended that board members should not all come from the same institution.
Open access policy:
There is no submission or article processing fee for this journal and all content is free to access and download without registration. The journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). CC BY 4.0 allows any use of the content without permission, provided the author and source are cited.
International standards for authors (COPE):
Rural Wellbeing endorses the editorial guidelines by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) on the statement of publication ethics and publication misconduct.
ISSN:
The journal must have at least one ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) which is registered and confirmed at issn.org.