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

Acceptances

22 (81.48%)

Rejections

5 (18.52%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
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 -
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
Nov 5, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	15 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 5, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 15 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 12, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5.5 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 12, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 5.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 9, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	11 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 9, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
Apr 3, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	13 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 3, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 13 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 12, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.1 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 12, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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
Apr 16, 2010	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	9 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 16, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 12, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 12, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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
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 -
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 -
Mar 27, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 27, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 8, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 8, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 11, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	7 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 11, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 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 -
Oct 31, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.5 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 31, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 31, 2012	Conditional acceptance Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	12 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 31, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance 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 -
Dec 9, 2023	Withdraw	Other	11.3 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 9, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 11.3 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
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.
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 30, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 30, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 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 -
Jul 19, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	9 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 19, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 19, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	22 months	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 19, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 22 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 13, 2011	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 13, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months 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 -
Jan 19, 2010	Rejection	Tenured faculty	6 months
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 19, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 15, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4.5 months		-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 15, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
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 -
Jan 31, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 31, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 20, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 20, 2014 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 -
Apr 22, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 22, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 11, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-	-
Journal Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 11, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -