The Institute's members are published nationally and internationally in some of the leading academic journals including Nature, BioScience, Journal of Ecological Management, Journal of Natural Resources, Rural Sociology and Human Ecology.
In 2006 members published 85 refereed journal articles, conference papers, books and book chapters.
Many of the members' publications, prior to the establishment of ILWS, are available through CRSR and Johnstone Centre pages and from individual researcher's home pages. The CRSR also publishes Rural Society (the journal of research in rural and regional social issues).