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Journal of "Rural Development Strategies (RDS)", is an open access Persian language quarterly published by University of Torbat Heydarieh and in cooperation with the Iranian Rural Development Association. This journal publish high quality Scientific achievements on different aspects of geography and rural planning, agricultural extension and rural development. The specialized refereeing policy of this journal is a double-blind peer-reviewed.

This journal is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws. All submitted manuscripts are checked by using plagiarism diagnostic software (Hamyab)  to ensure their authenticity to be assured about its originality and then rigorously peer-reviewed by the expert reviewers (Read More ...).

The impact factor in the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) (in 2019): 0.156 (Q3)

Rank in the Ministry of Science Research and Technology (in 2021): A

Publisher: University of Birjand

Frequency: Quarterly

Type of articles: original research- review articles

Type of refereeing: double-blind peer-reviewer

publishing fee: NO

Release Policy: CC-BY

plagiarism diagnostic software: Hamiyab

Original Research Geography and plan
Analyzing the effects of small local projects on water control and transfer on the rural economy (Case study: Neishabour city)

Hamid Shayan; Maryam Ghasemi; Hooreye Havayi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.290447.1951

Abstract
  Today, water is one of the greatest challenges of the present century and is the source of many changes in the world. Since the distribution of water resources and rainfall is generally disproportionate, storage and transfer on a micro scale, as well as between water basins in the form of water schemes ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Strategic planning of tourism development using SWOT model (Case study of Zaras village, Izeh city)

marziyeh shahryari; hossien koravand

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.299182.1970

Abstract
  Tourism, as the largest service industry in the world, is one of the important sources of economic prosperity in job creation, earning foreign exchange earnings, reducing poverty and increasing exchange and social interaction. The purpose of this research is strategic planning for tourism development ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Modeling and presenting the optimal model for the development of rural roads network in Shahinshahr and Meimeh

Sayed Ramin Ghafari; hajar nasehi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.292806.1956

Abstract
  Today, human activities, comings and goings and communications at the urban and rural levels have changed a lot and these changes have been regardless of environmental conditions and the desired human environment. The present research is based on applied development goal and in terms of descriptive-analytical ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Analyzing the impacts of the Hadi plan in rural development (Case Study: Ghare aghagh kuh Village, West Azarbaijan)

Asma Eidi; fatemeh kazemiyeh

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.324100.1995

Abstract
  One of the most important environmental aspects of rural areas is the physical development and planning of the rural body through various development and development plans (such as rural hadi plans, the Bayer Land Development Plan and Etc.) Directs human behavior to the environment. One of the rural ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Spatial analysis of rural settlements in relation to natural factors (Case study: Firoozabad city)

babak ejtemaei; Ali Shakoor; Ali Shojaeifard

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.310954.1985

Abstract
  The appearance of rural settlements has been based on natural factors such as soil and water. Natural factors have a decisive effect on location, dispersion, range of influence, physical development, morphology, and the like, and these factors sometimes act as a positive factor and sometimes as a negative ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
The role of technical and vocational education in empowering rural trainees (case study: Famenin County, Hamadan Province)

Mousa Aazami; Mehdi Farhadi; Karwan Shanazi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.307227.1981

Abstract
  Investing rural economic activities is a suitable and effective way to achieve sustainable rural development which requires educating rural people over new different skills and techniques. This is one of the goals of vocational training programs that have been in operation for many years, but what matters ...  Read More

Original Research Economics
The explanation of the factors affecting the competitiveness of cooperatives Based on the principles of cooperation with a hybrid approach

Mohamad Rastegar; davood kiakojouri; Mohamad Javad TaghiPourian; Mohamad Mehdi Pourpasha

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.333321.2007

Abstract
  Although one of the main principles of cooperatives is cooperation principle, cooperation section will face serious issues in free economic due to the lack of competitive structures. The main purpose of this study was to explain the factors affecting the competitiveness of cooperatives using a hybrid ...  Read More

Original Research Agri Eco.
The role of marketing mixes in attracting foreign investment in line Rural Economy Development (Case Study: Khorasan Razavi)

Ali Rasoolian; Hossein Hakimpour; Mehdi Mahmoodzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.325305.1999

Abstract
  Studies have shown that foreign direct investment has significant effects on macroeconomic variables including tax revenue growth, inflation rate, liquidity growth rate, exchange rate, economic growth growth, employment growth, reduced imports and export development. Meanwhile, the economy of rural areas ...  Read More

Identify Strategies to Expand Employment in Rural Areas Using the SWOT Model (Case Study: Badr District, Ravansar Township)

Davood Jamini; Ahmad Taghdisi; Alireza Jamshidi

Volume 1, Issue 4 , January 2015, , Pages 133-149

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2015.9689

Abstract
  The aim of the present study, Is the nature and procedure respectively of the applied research and descriptive, Provide solutions to expand employment in the village of Badr District. The main research instrument was researcher made questionnaire and to achieve this goal, researchers have used opinions ...  Read More

Env
Investigation of traditional rangeland-based husbandry system in the Baladeh-Nour, Mazandaran province

Iman Haghiyan; Golam Ali Heshmati; hossein Barani; jamshid Ghorbani; Godrat Heydari

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, , Pages 497-508

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.49130.1519

Abstract
  The ability of rural and nomadic communities of Iran to survive has long been dependent upon rangelands. Climatic, ethnic and tribal diversity has led to traditional rangeland-based husbandry systems that have their own calendar and animal husbandry methods in different regions of Iran. In this study ...  Read More

Prioritization of Rural Tourism Development Strategies from the Aspect of Spatial Planning: A Case Study of Gaykan-Aligoodarz County

Hedayat Allah Darvishi; Maryam Beyranvandzadeh; Sayed Ali Nader Dehghani Alwar; Sajjad Ahmadi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , August 2014, , Pages 69-84

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2014.6008

Abstract
  Promotion in rural tourism, based on sustainable tourism development and using tourism as the economic engine of the region to improve life quality, is one of the most important issues that needs to apply appropriate and rational strategies, fit to the regional and local capabilities and the direction ...  Read More

Economic Evaluation of Using off Grid Photovoltaic System in Rural Areas with Monte Carlo Simulations (Case Study of Tehran)

Mehdi Hatami; Ali Nazemi; Azam Dowlatabadi; Mostafa Mostafapour

Volume 1, Issue 2 , August 2014, , Pages 19-33

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2014.6005

Abstract
  According to TAVANIR company`s statistics, despite fulfilling the electricity supply plans to the villages with more than 20 families in rural areas of Iran, Still, more than 17,000 rural families in villages ,with populations less than 20 families, are deprived from accessing to  the electricity. ...  Read More

The Comparison of Social Welfare, Income Distribution and Poverty Criteria of Rural Households in North Khorasan Province and Country during 2005-2011

Mostafa Arabi; Mahdi Khodaparast Mashhadi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , August 2014, , Pages 35-50

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2014.6006

Abstract
  This paper has calculated some of the most important indexes of social welfare, changes and income inequality including, Gini coefficient, docile ratio, Engel coefficient, social welfare, household real costs per capita, gap between urban and rural consumption and poverty line in the rural areas, using ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
strategies for physical resilience of rural households against floods (Case study: Dargaz city)

zahra kamali; Maryam Ghasemi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.310569.1984

Abstract
  AIn Iran, the risk of annual floods causes great damage to the villagers of the affected areas, especially in the housing sector. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to physical resilience due to the high vulnerability of rural housing in the face of floods. Based on this, the present study has ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Identifying barriers to the development of rural cooperatives in Urmia

fatemeh kazemiyeh; Asma Eidi; Sadegh Esmaili

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.324707.1997

Abstract
  The formation and expansion of rural cooperative companies is one of the most important policies and strategies for the development of the agricultural sector and the rural society of Iran in the last half century. Therefore, considering the role that rural cooperative companies can have in this regard, ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Food Security Analysis of Rural Households in West Azerbaijan Province Based on Dietary Diversity Score and the Factors Affecting it

Amir Ahmadi; Mohammad Badsar; Heydar Gholizadeh; Roya Karami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.330418.2003

Abstract
  Lack of food diversity as the most important aspect of household access to food is a major challenge for rural communities. The main purpose of this study is to assess the food security status of rural households in the study area using the food diversity index and determine the main factors affecting ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Analysis of food security challenges in rural households (Case Study: Haft Ashian District from Kermanshah Township)

Jalal Yavari; Zahra Athari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.355281.2044

Abstract
  Attention to food security in Iran has always been one of the main goals of rural and agricultural development programs. In this regard, rural households, which are the main suppliers of the country's food, should have proper access to the desired food, while this issue has always faced many challenges. ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Relationship Between Physical And Demographic Changes In The Rural Periphery of Kalaleh.

Yousef Darvishi; mahdi sadeghiha; Hassan Vahdani charzekhon

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.339524.2016

Abstract
  The physical-spatial system, as one of the subsystems of the rural area, changes under the influence of a number of internal factors and its external environment. Among the external environmental factors, cities and the nature of their spatial interaction with rural areas are one of the most important ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Investigating the Effective Factors on the Development of Rural Tourism Focusing on the Role of Corona Virus (Case Study of Bozhan Village, Neishabour City)

fatemeh sogandi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.330043.2002

Abstract
  The tourism industry is the largest industry in the world and all countries is considered an essential tool for the development of economic activities in different fields. The development of this industry, especially in rural tourism, can help the development of local businesses. The general purpose ...  Read More

Original Research Agri Eco.
Clustering the target markets of Iranian medicinal plants export

Mashaallah salarpoor; Mojtaba Okati

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.324499.1996

Abstract
  Medicinal plants have been great importance throughout human life. Because the variety of medicinal plants in Iran is huge, exporting these types of plants can be a great deal for Iran. In this study, according to data from 1997 to 2020 in FAO, four types of herbs, fennel, anise, badian, and coriander ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Clustering the capacity and development potential of Malekshahi villages based on socio-economic indicators

Hossein Heidari; Ahmad Shakiba; Karaim Vosoughi Niri; ahmad hajalizadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.330618.2005

Abstract
  The concern of rural development and the empowerment of rural communities is one of the most important issues of underdeveloped communities in the world today. Before this, it was believed that these communities can be saved from poverty and backwardness with some interventions and by preparing comprehensive ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Evaluating Natural Gas Transfer and Distribution Risks to Rural Regions (Case of Hormozgan Province) .

Fahimifard Fahimifard; Bahman Bazgir

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.346224.2029

Abstract
  In this research transfer and distribution risks of natural gas to rural regions were assessed, evaluated and prioritized, then solutions of their hedging were provided with the case study of Hormozgan province gas company (HPGC). In order to data gathering, designed questionnaires were distributed between ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
The impact of climate change on the geographical distribution of Pistacia vera as a strategic crop in rural areas

Mahboobeh Naseri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.347139.2030

Abstract
  Pistacia vera is one of the important economic crops of Iran and the world. Climate is considered as the main limitation in plant expansion. In this regard, CLIMEX is one of the most advanced software for predicting the range of distribution of plant species. CLIMEX software was used to study the distribution ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Evaluating the Economic Returns of Agricultural Research in Kurdistan Province

Ali Bahrami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 03 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.363109.2055

Abstract
  Agricultural development is one of the most critical strategies approaches in rural communities and agricultural development. However, the effectiveness of the strategy has been questioned by some macroeconomic policy makers and social groups. Therefore, Evaluating the socio-economic effects of agricultural ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Investigating the access of rural households to food in Shavoor village

Jassem golabifar; Ali Akbar Barati; khalil kalantari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 03 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.338514.2014

Abstract
  Access to food is one of the most important components of food security, which plays an important role in food security. Access to food has three main components including physical, economics and stability. The present study investigated the access of rural households to food in Shavoor village. The ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Analysis of the Effect of Digital Technology on the Infrastructure of Creative Village Formation in the Suburban Settlements (Case study: Mashhad Metropolis)

Aliakbar Anabestani; Mahdi Javanshiri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.338764.2013

Abstract
  The use of digital technology has influenced the formation of the creative village as a new approach in using the existing capabilities and reviving the capacities of the village. The present study was conducted to analyze the impact of digital technology on the infrastructure of the creative village ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Identifying the Effects of Olive Cultivation on Sustainable Rural Development: Case Study of Rural Area in the City of Rijab, Kermanshah Province, Iran

Sara Ranjbar; Hossein Mehdizadeh; Nematollah Shiri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2022.337286.2010

Abstract
  This study aimed to identify the effects of olive cultivation on sustainable rural development (SRD) in the city of Rijab, located in Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. The study population in the qualitative part included the outstanding and leading farmers, the experts of the Agricultural Jihad ...  Read More

Original Research Rural Development
Investigating the Effect of Commercial Liberalization and the Quality of Human Resources on the Gini Coefficient in Rural Areas of Iran

Ebrahim ghaed; Mohammadtaher Ahmadi Shadmehri; Habib Shirafkan lamso; Haniye Hossainzadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.340192.2019

Abstract
  The rural areas of Iran are known as the most important hubs for the production of agricultural products. Considering that income distribution has an effect on the level of poverty and economic well-being of rural people, knowing the factors affecting how income is distributed in the rural areas of the ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Analysis of the effects of implementing a rural master plan on improving the quality of life of the local community (Case study: Roshtkhar County)

Seyed Hadi Tayebnia; Ali Eizadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.318950.1990

Abstract
  One of the most important plans and programs of the government for organizing and developing villages in the country is to prepare a pilot plan. The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the consequences of implementing a rural pilot project in order to improve the quality of life of the local ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Predicting the probabilityof droughts using SPI drought index and its forecast based on Markov chain model (Case study: Villages of Sistan and Baluchistan province)

hadi Siasar; Amir Salari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.352852.2042

Abstract
  Following the intensification and duration of the drought period in Iran and the occurrence of acute water shortage problems, drought risk management especially in rural areas has doubled. A variety of methods, including the Markov chain, are used to predict the likelihood of drought. In this study, ...  Read More

Original Research Tourism
Rural Tourism Development Based on Slow Tourism Development (Study of The Javaherdeh Village)

Mostafa Mohammadi; Seyyed Mohammad Mirtaghian Rudsari; Razieh Rabani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.352840.2041

Abstract
  Speed and acceleration are always accompanied by a decrease in accuracy, an increase in the error rate and, as a result, a defect in the output. Today, there is a significant tendency to transform and change fast activities to slow ones in tourism in order to enjoy the beauty of slowness during vacations ...  Read More

Original Research Agri Eco.
Factors Affecting the Land Saffron Integration of Ghaenat, Iran: A generalized order logit approach

Alireza Karbasi; shseyedmahdi Hoseyni; Amir Dadrasmoghadam; hamideh hamidipour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.342077.2021

Abstract
  Saffron is one of the strategic products of the agricultural sector in South Khorasan province, which has special place in the country's non-oil exports. Unfortunately, the dispersion of saffron lands and the existence of smallholder units, has reduced the profit, productivity and production efficiency ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Assessing the effective components on good rural governance from the perspective of experts and thinkers

ahmad hajarian

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.328776.2001

Abstract
  Today, governance passes through the realm of government and faces many problems and has no choice but to get rid of them. Governance must be able to establish partnership and cooperation between all the forces influencing the management of society, namely governments, the private sector and grassroots ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Assessing the resilience of rural habitats against floods.(Case study: Zoshk village of Mashhad)

Mohammad Taghi Dastorani; Maryam Bhyarfard; Ali Akbar Anabestani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 April 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.350518.2038

Abstract
  Natural hazards such as floods are one of the most damaging phenomena that require more attention. Villages at risk of flooding, such as Zoshk, should be more stable in order to minimize possible flood risks and damages. One of the most important strategies that are considered today to reduce flood damage ...  Read More

Original Research Agricultural Extension and Education
Estimation of carbon footprint and global warming potential of barley (Hordeom Vulgare L.) (Case study: Rural areas of Shirvan city)

Mahdi Babaeian; Abolfazl Tavassoli; Yasser Esmailian

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2023.384652.2083

Abstract
  This study was conducted to investigate the ability of carbon sequestration in barley and to determine the global warming potential of this product in the cropping year 2020-2021 in rural areas Shirvan city. For this purpose, systematic random sampling was performed in 30 farms from 0-30 cm soil depth ...  Read More

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