Journal profile · Multiple
PACIFIC REVIEW
ISSN 0951-2748 · eISSN 1470-1332 · Taylor & Francis
PACIFIC REVIEW: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.36; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 113 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PACIFIC REVIEW is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, International Development and Aid and Global trade and economics, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Pacific Review provides a major platform for the study of the international interactions of the countries of the Asia-Pacific. Our definition of the Asia-Pacific region is wide, encompassing its subregions in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, and Australasia, and the Pacific, and emergent conceptions of the Indo-Pacific. However, for those states and issues that extend to the wider Indo-Pacific but are outside the more traditional notions of the Asia-Pacific region, such as in South Asia and the Indian Ocean regions, the journal’s interest is in submissions that speak to interactions influencing the politics of the Asia-Pacific rather than the politics of those regions themselves. The journal's primary focus is on international politics in the broadest understandings of the term, allowing for contributions on foreign policy, security, military strategy, international relations, the international political economy of trade, finance and development, and the political drivers and consequences of transnational issues such as culture and national identity, democratisation, the environment, migration, and new technologies. We have a particular interest in how the region is understood, defined, conceived of, and organised. While The Pacific Review does accept papers on domestic issues, these should be located in broader debates and processes within the region, and reach conclusions that have salience beyond the specific case study country and may affect the wider international politics of the region. The journal is also interested in papers that examine historical processes in the region that inform understandings of contemporary politics and international relations but tends not to publish purely historical papers that are limited to examining one temporal period in isolation. The Pacific Review is highly pluralistic in approach and welcomes submissions from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Nevertheless, we rarely publish submissions that employ formal quantitative theory as it is beyond the scope of the journal’s expertise and well catered for already in many other journals. The Pacific Review is interdisciplinary but sits firmly in the disciplines of International Relations and Area Studies, and all submissions should have a primary and substantial foundation of politics to their analysis. Peer Review Statement All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Shaun Breslin - University of Warwick, UKPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Malaysia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences14.8%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences13.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences4.9%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences4.9%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.7%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: British Humanities Index, Geographical Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service, ABC-CLIO (Historical Abstracts, America: History and Life), Policy and Politics, Zeller Verlag (IBZ/IBR)
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
- Impact factor
- 2.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 710OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 255,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,591 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 21 | 20 |
| 2025 | 43 | 9 | 100 |
| 2024 | 39 | 15 | 219 |
| 2023 | 41 | 18 | 434 |
| 2022 | 39 | 13 | 462 |
| 2021 | 37 | 7 | 549 |
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 Crossref · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 88 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- formal quantitative theory
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access (Open Select). Model summary
The Pacific Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review: editor screening + at least two anonymous referees (double-anonymized). Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0951-2748
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-1332
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PACIFIC REVIEW
What CAS zone is PACIFIC REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PACIFIC REVIEW is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Area Studies / International Relations; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of PACIFIC REVIEW?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at PACIFIC REVIEW?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 88–156 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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.
What JCR quartile is PACIFIC REVIEW in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of PACIFIC REVIEW based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PACIFIC REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PACIFIC REVIEW is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PACIFIC REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
PACIFIC REVIEW is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .