Southern Rural Sociological Association
...an educational and scientific organization established to foster the study, understanding, and application of rural sociology in the South.
JOURNAL OF RURAL SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Journal of Rural Social Sciences is a scholarly refereed journal published twice a year that provides an energetic forum for discussions on rural social change. Manuscripts engaging theoretical and empirical analyses that evaluate the factors and implications of rural social change for the southern United States, the United States overall, and at the global level are welcomed.
Visit https://egrove.olemiss.edu/jrss/ to access The Journal of Rural Social Sciences, submission guidelines, and other pertinent information. For more information contact JRSS editor John J. Green (John.green@msstate.edu).
Journal of Rural Social Sciences Editor Search
The Journal of Rural Social Sciences is looking for a new editor to start January 2022.
A letter of intent should be submitted by November 30, 2021.
Editor of the Journal of Rural Social Sciences is one of the most important positions in
the Southern Rural Sociological Association. The JRSS Editor Search Committee recommends
the Editor to the SRSA Executive Committee. In order for the JRSS Editor Search Committee to
make an informed recommendation, the Committee requires that each applicant submit a
completed proposal (see attached template) containing the following information:
1. the applicant’s vision for the journal;
2. personal background and qualifications;
3. institutional support and capacity;
4. proposed annual and three-year budget;
5. an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (no standard form is required); and
6. name and contact information for two referees the committee may contact; and
7. a letter of support from an appropriate local administrator (e.g. Department Chair,
supervisor).
Applicants must use the proposal template provided and submit the proposal electronically.
Submissions should be emailed to amcafer@olemiss.edu using the email subject line: “JRSS
Editor”.
Responsibilities of the Editor of Journal of Rural Social Sciences
1. The tasks of the Editor include:
a. Organizing, managing and supervising the Editorial Office;
b. Appointing and maintaining an Editorial board or team of Associate Editors;
c. Managing the review of manuscripts using the eGrove system; and
d. Soliciting sufficient high-quality contributions to the journal to ensure that the
production schedule of two issues per year is met. For publication year 2021, this
will be completed by the current editorial office. Additionally, the first issue of
2022 will be near completion.
e. Providing leadership for the advancement of rural scholarship that will be
reflected in future volumes of the Journal of Rural Social Sciences.
f. Keeping records of expenditures and maintaining a sound fiscal basis of the
Editorial Office in accordance with the rules of the host institution.
2. The Editor will work with SRSA’s Executive Committee on marketing and strategic
planning for the journal. This will involve the Editor traveling to the annual SRSA
meeting and attending quarterly meetings.
3. Financial support for the Editorial office is available from the SRSA.
a. The support from the SRSA for the Editorial office of the Journal of Rural Social
Sciences for each year during the three-year term as Editor (Jan 2022 – December
2025) can be negotiated with the SRSA Executive Committee.
b. These funds can be used for travel related to Editor responsibilities, such as
attending professional meetings not ordinarily attended to solicit manuscripts and
promote the journal, paying for a managing Editor or other staff support for the
Editorial office, paying for supplies and postage. The Editor is not limited to these
uses of the funds. How the funds will be used must be described in a proposed
annual and three-year budget for the Editorial office.
4. The Editor of the Journal of Rural Social Sciences may not act in a significant Editorial
capacity on any competing publication during the term of appointment as Editor of Journal of Rural Social Sciences.
A letter of intent should be submitted as soon as possible. The full proposal must be submitted by
November 30th, 2021.
For further information or to submit a letter of intent or proposal,