Philip, LornaWilson, RuthDuffy, Paula2024-06-242024-06-242024-03-01Philip, L, Wilson, R & Duffy, P 2024, 'Rurality, islandness and public policy in Scotland', Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 140, no. 1-2, pp. 113-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2024.23159941470-2541ORCID: /0000-0002-4788-2798/work/154627491https://hdl.handle.net/2164/23684Open Access via the JISC Open Select agreement The authors extend their thanks to fellow participants at the ESRS 2022 satellite event ‘Transitioning Rural Futures’ for their supportive conversations and feedback on an early version of this work. Insightful comments from two anonymous reviewers, the special section editor Mags Currie and SGJ Editor-in-Chief Chris Philo have been exceedingly helpful in guiding revisions to the manuscript.232612747engRural definitionsrural typologiesislandsrural policyScotlandGF Human ecology. AnthropogeographyGFRurality, islandness and public policy in ScotlandJournal article10.1080/14702541.2024.23159941401