Pacific Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

16.88%

Average response time

4.8 months

Average publicaton time

5.2 months

Average number of reviewers

1.7

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

50.00%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

154

Acceptances

4 (2.60%)

Rejections

113 (73.38%)

Revise and resubmits

24 (15.58%)

Conditional acceptances

5 (3.25%)

Withdraws

8 (5.19%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

22 (84.62%)

Rejections

4 (15.38%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Aug 16, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 16, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 16, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 16, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Dec 8, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 8, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 15, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 15, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Mar 20, 2016	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 20, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 24, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 24, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 5, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 5, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 20, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.4 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 20, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 20, 2016	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	1.4 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 20, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.4 months Publication time 3.7 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 7, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	18 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 7, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 18 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 7, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 7, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 1, 2016	Rejection	Other	0.6 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 1, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 23, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 6, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 6, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 29, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 29, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 4, 2018	Rejection	Other	4 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 4, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 4, 2019	Withdraw	Other	4 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 17, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 17, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 17, 2019	Withdraw	Tenure track faculty	6 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 17, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 24, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	6 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 24, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Aug 24, 2019	Rejection	Independent scholar	3 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 24, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Independent scholar Gender Male Race/ethnicity Pacific Islander White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter Responses to inquiries took twice the time promised; verdict also took twice as long as promised, with no comments provided
Sep 24, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	6.3 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 24, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 27, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	2.8 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 27, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 3, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 3, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 10, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	4.3 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 10, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 24, 2019	Withdraw	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 24, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jan 24, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 24, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter Horrible experience! Desk rejection after 4 months.
Feb 4, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	8 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 4, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 27, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	11.5 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 27, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 11.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 24, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	6 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 24, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Oct 15, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 15, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 19, 2020	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 19, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 2, 2020	Rejection	Tenured faculty	11 months		-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 2, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Feb 22, 2021	Withdraw	Non-tenure track faculty	11 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 22, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Feb 26, 2021	Rejection	Graduate student	8 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 26, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 26, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 26, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 27, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	15 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 27, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 15 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 4, 2021	Rejection	Graduate student	6 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 4, 2021	Rejection	Graduate student	12 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Other race/ethnicity Response time 12 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 4, 2021	Rejection	Adjunct	9 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 6, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	9 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 6, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Prefer not to answer Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 16, 2021	Withdraw	Non-tenure track faculty	16.5 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 16, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 16.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 21, 2021	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	16 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 21, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 16 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 25, 2021	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 25, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Apr 7, 2021	Withdraw	Tenure track faculty	14 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 7, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 14 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 13, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 13, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 2, 2021	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	16.5 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 2, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 16.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2021	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	2 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 25, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 26, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 26, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 27, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 27, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -