Rural Alternatives: Scientific and Reflection Journal on Agricultural and Rural Development (RA:SRJARD)

Rural Alternatives: Scientific and Reflection Journal on Agricultural and Rural Development (Alternatives Rurales) is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal dedicated to research and debate on agricultural and rural development issues. The journal was launched in 2014 and is published by UMR DRIDURA at the National School of Agriculture of Meknès in Morocco. Its primary objective is to provide a platform for communication, reflection, and dialogue among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and organizations involved in rural development. The journal focuses on interdisciplinary studies related to agriculture, rural societies, environmental sustainability, farming systems, and development economics. It publishes research articles, review papers, field experience reports, book reviews, and debate papers addressing contemporary challenges affecting rural communities. The publication encourages contributions that connect academic research with practical experiences and policy discussions in order to improve rural livelihoods and agricultural sustainability. Articles are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process, ensuring scientific quality and academic integrity. The journal is fully open access and does not charge publication fees, enabling free dissemination of knowledge to a global audience. It is indexed in several scholarly databases including DOAJ, AGRIS, and Google Scholar. Through its interdisciplinary approach, the journal aims to strengthen collaboration between researchers and development actors working on sustainable agricultural and rural development worldwide.

Rural Alternatives: Scientific and Reflection Journal on Agricultural and Rural Development (RA:SRJARD) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Agricultural Development, Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy and Farming Systems, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, Rural Sociology and Policy Studies, agriculture, rural societies, environmental sustainability, farming systems, development economics , Online or Print , Yearly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1638-2714, E-ISSN: 2421-9037, Established: 2014,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE