The Journal of Local Development (Rural-Urban) is an Open Access journal. The aim of this journal is to publish the results of theoretical and empirical research in the field of local development. This journal follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Ethics (COPE) in publishing articles.

Credit type: Scientific (Ministry of Science, Research and Technology)

Scientific license number: 60509/18/3

Publication sequence: Two Quarterly

Type of articles: Research and Review

Type of refereeing: Anonymous two-sided (appointment of three referees, approval of two referees is required for acceptance of the article)

Initial review: Approximately two weeks.
Average Review and Acceptance time: 12 weeks to 16 weeks

Publication type: Electronic

Acceptance rate of articles: 15%

Similarity finder software: Samim, Hamtajo (maximum similarity 20%)

Article Processing Charges: Yes

COPE: The journal of Academic Librarianship and Information Research follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.
Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.
Type of License: CC BY-NC - Creative Commons.

A memorandum of understanding was signed betweenc the Journal of Local Development (Rural-Urban) and the Iranian Anthropological Association.