Pacific Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate
15.95%
Average response time
4.6 months
Average publicaton time
5.2 months
Average number of reviewers
1.7
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
47.85%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
163
Acceptances
4 (2.45%)
Rejections
121 (74.23%)
Revise and resubmits
25 (15.34%)
Conditional acceptances
5 (3.07%)
Withdraws
8 (4.91%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
27
Acceptances
22 (81.48%)
Rejections
5 (18.52%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Aug 28, 2009
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
3 months
-
Submitted
Aug 28, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
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
-
Dec 21, 2010
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Dec 21, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.5 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
-
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
-
Jan 21, 2015
Rejection
Other
7 months
Submitted
Jan 21, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 24, 2019
Rejection
Graduate student
6.3 months
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
-
Oct 21, 2012
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Oct 21, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 23, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
13 months
Submitted
Dec 23, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
13 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 25, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
0.1 months
-
Submitted
Apr 25, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.1 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
-
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
-
Jun 27, 2013
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
3.5 months
Submitted
Jun 27, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 8, 2014
Revise and resubmit  
Non-tenure track faculty
-
Submitted
Dec 8, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
-
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 21, 2011
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
6.7 months
Submitted
Jun 21, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
6.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 16, 2015
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
4 months
Submitted
Apr 16, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 8, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
4.3 months
Submitted
Jun 8, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
4.3 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
-
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
-
Jan 11, 2013
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Jan 11, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 6, 2015
Rejection
Other
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Jul 6, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.8 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
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
-
Dec 13, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Dec 13, 2014
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
-
Aug 18, 2009
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Aug 18, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Graduate student
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 26, 2011
Revise and resubmit  
Non-tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Mar 26, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 31, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
12 months
Submitted
Dec 31, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
12 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 7, 2010
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
-
Submitted
Apr 7, 2010
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
-
Oct 9, 2012
Acceptance
Tenure track faculty
4 months
-
Submitted
Oct 9, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
4 months
Publication time
8 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 18, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
May 18, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 4, 2020
Rejection
Graduate student
8 months
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
-
Nov 27, 2019
Rejection
Graduate student
2.8 months
-
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
-
Mar 21, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2.8 months
Submitted
Mar 21, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 9, 2009
Rejection
Graduate student
4 months
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
Oct 10, 2012
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Oct 10, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
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
-
Aug 9, 2009
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
14 months
-
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
14 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 9, 2009
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
9 months
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
9 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 10, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
1.8 months
-
Submitted
Nov 10, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 27, 2025
Rejection
Other
0.1 months
-
Submitted
Feb 27, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 9, 2009
Rejection
Tenured faculty
6 months
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Roma
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 16, 2010
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Tenure track faculty
7.5 months
Submitted
Aug 16, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
7.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 21, 2014
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Graduate student
4 months
Submitted
May 21, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
Jan 23, 2012
Rejection
Graduate student
0.1 months
Submitted
Jan 23, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.1 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
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
-
Aug 14, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Aug 14, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 16, 2015
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
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
-
Aug 15, 2009
Withdraw
Tenure track faculty
12 months
-
Submitted
Aug 15, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Withdraw
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
12 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 8, 2011
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
21 months
Submitted
Mar 8, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
21 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
-
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
-
Jan 27, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Jan 27, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 18, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Sep 18, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 7, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
18 months
-
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 24, 2025
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.7 months
-
Submitted
Jun 24, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 1, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1.3 months
-
Submitted
Sep 1, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-