Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Pacific Journalism Review
ISSN 1023-9499 · eISSN 2324-2035 · Pacific Media Centre · New Zealand
Pacific Journalism Review: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Pacific Journalism Review: Te Koakoa is no longer accepting submissions. Please submit any manuscripts to our sister publication Pacific Media. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 30): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pacific Journalism Review is published by Pacific Media Centre and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Media Studies and Communication and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, together about 64.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
While one objective of Pacific Journalism Review is research into Pacific journalism theory and practice, the journal has also expanding its interest into new areas of research and inquiry that reflect the broader impact of contemporary media practice and education. A particular focus is on the cultural politics of the media, including the following issues: new media and social movements, indigenous cultures in the age of globalisation, the politics of tourism and development, the role of the media and the formation of national identity and the cultural influence of New Zealand as a branch of the global economy within the Pacific region. It also has a special interest in climate change, environmental and development studies in the media and communication and vernacular media in the region. For more information about PJR and its editorial team visit here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 14, New Zealand 10, Indonesia 3, Philippines 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences38.6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences16.7%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences8.9%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences4.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences2.8%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences2.7%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences2.6%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.75%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,304 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 13 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 50 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 63 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 6 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- articlesArticles (Themed)Length not stated
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- commentaryCommentary: Media industry insights, developments and practice (1500-3000 wds)Length not stated
- forumForum: Letters, brief commentaries (up to 800 wds)Length not stated
- frontlineFrontline: A new journalism as research section (up to 7000 words combined as an in-depth journalism article and a scholarly exegesis)Length not stated
- notedNoted section – short reviews (300-350 wds)Length not stated
- photoessayPhotoessayLength not stated
- research article, article title, etc. Author Guidelines Research Article: Academic research and analysis papers (6000 words maximum) Commentary: Media industry insights, develo…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewsReviews: Books, films, online developments, multimedia (800-1500 wds)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. By publishing in Pacific Journalism Review, the author(s) retain copyright without restrictions but agree to the dissemination of their work through Pacific Journalism Review and on the PJR databases. By publishing …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
By publishing in Pacific Journalism Review, the authors grant the journal a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence providing open access to its content with attribution on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
No longer accepting submissions; submit to sister publication Pacific Media. Model summary
Pacific Journalism Review has a double blind peer review process. Two reviewers with expertise in the research field(s) related to submitted papers are usually selected, with the reviewers frequently drawn from the Editorial Board members as appropriate. In the case of major differences between reviewers, a third blind peer reviewer is sought. The current edition editors manage the revisions proce…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Pacific Journalism Review reserves the right to use Turnitin software to screen any article for plagiarism. If evidence of plagiarism is found at any stage, (before or after the publication of the paper) the author …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pacific Media Centre
- Country or region
- New Zealand
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1023-9499
- Electronic ISSN
- 2324-2035
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pacific Journalism Review
What CAS zone is Pacific Journalism Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pacific Journalism Review is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Pacific Journalism Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Pacific Journalism Review based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (14), New Zealand (10) and Indonesia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pacific Journalism Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pacific Journalism Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pacific Journalism Review open access, and what is the APC?
Pacific Journalism Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .