The Journal of Rural Studies is a peer reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier (originally Pergamon Press).

It covers research on present-day rural societies, as well as their economies, cultures, and lifestyles.

This includes rural geography and agricultural economics.

Paul Cloke was the founding editor-in-chief.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 5.1.