Journal of Peasant Studies | |
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Discipline | Development studies |
Language | English |
Edited by | Saturnino Borras Jr. |
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Publisher | Routledge |
Publication history | 1973-present |
Frequency | 5/year |
Impact factor (2009) |
0.429 |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0306-6150 (print) 1743-9361 (web) |
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The Journal of Peasant Studies (subtitled: Critical Perspectives on Rural Politics and Development) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research into the social structures, institutions, actors, and processes of change in the rural areas of the developing world.[1] It was established in 1973 with Terence J. Byres, Charles Curwen, and Teodor Shanin as founding editors.[2][3][4]
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The Journal of Peasant Studies is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences, Social Science Citation Index, International Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, and the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 0.429.[5]
Past editors of the journal are Terence J. Byres (1973–2000), Charles Curwen (1973–1984), Teodor Shanin (1973–1975), Henry Bernstein (1985–2000), and Tom Brass (1990–1998, 2000–2008). The current editor is Saturnino Borras Jr. (International Institute of Social Studies).[6][3]