Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy

Overall acceptance rate
8.96%
Average response time
1.3 months
Average publicaton time
3.8 months
Average number of reviewers
1.7
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
61.94%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
134
Acceptances
4 (2.99%)
Rejections
114 (85.07%)
Revise and resubmits
16 (11.94%)
Conditional acceptances
0 (0.00%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
16
Acceptances
8 (50.00%)
Rejections
8 (50.00%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Dec 17, 2019
Rejection
Graduate student
0.2 months
-
Submitted
Dec 17, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
0.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 17, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
Submitted
Mar 17, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 23, 2025
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
Submitted
Sep 23, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jan 20, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
0.4 months
Submitted
Jan 20, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 5, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
Submitted
Jun 5, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 8, 2019
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Apr 8, 2019
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
-
Dec 16, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Dec 16, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 29, 2023
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Sep 29, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 2, 2019
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.1 months
Submitted
Oct 2, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track 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
Swiftly desk rejected but with kind and helpful comments from the Area Editor.
May 30, 2020
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
2.5 months
Submitted
May 30, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
This is my best experience with journals ever. The area editor sought reviewers 6 days after submission. The R&R was processed in 1 day, and the final decision reached in 2. In the final decision, the area editor kindly pointed out 4 typos. I am extremely grateful to the area editor for not citing this as a reason to reject the paper, something that happened to me in the past in another journal (despite reviewers commenting on how good my writing was). I think this really indicates how friendly this journal is to second-language speakers.
Aug 13, 2019
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.1 months
Submitted
Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 4, 2018
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
Submitted
Dec 4, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 8, 2020
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Tenure track faculty
1.2 months
Submitted
Jun 8, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
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 17, 2024
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.3 months
Submitted
Jun 17, 2024
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
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 25, 2019
Acceptance
Tenured faculty
2 months
Submitted
Apr 25, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Prefer not to answer
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
4 months
Date of acceptance
Sep 26, 2018
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Absolutely excellent experience with this journal
May 26, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
Submitted
May 26, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 5, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Mar 5, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 25, 2019
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Oct 25, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 23, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
0.2 months
Submitted
Aug 23, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 25, 2019
Acceptance
Tenured faculty
1 month
Submitted
Apr 25, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
6 months
Date of acceptance
Jul 15, 2015
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Far and away the best journal experience I've had. I have also submitted other papers that were not accepted, and that experience was good too.
Mar 7, 2023
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Mar 7, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jun 22, 2024
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
2.3 months
Submitted
Jun 22, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Mar 9, 2021
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
1.5 months
Submitted
Mar 9, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 9, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Dec 9, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Apr 26, 2019
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Tenured faculty
1 month
Submitted
Apr 26, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Feb 13, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
1 months
Submitted
Feb 13, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Other race/ethnicity
Response time
1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 17, 2025
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
3.8 months
Submitted
May 17, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
3.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 22, 2026
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Jan 22, 2026
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 26, 2019
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Apr 26, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.3 months
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
White
Response time
0.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 2, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
2.6 months
Submitted
Feb 2, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2.6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 11, 2025
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Nov 11, 2025
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
-
Feb 4, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Feb 4, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.1 months
Submitted
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 24, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
0.2 months
-
Submitted
Feb 24, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 25, 2025
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Feb 25, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 22, 2023
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
2.4 months
Submitted
Dec 22, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2.4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
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
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 16, 2025
Rejection
Other
2.5 months
Submitted
Jul 16, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 3, 2026
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
Submitted
Feb 3, 2026
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 9, 2024
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.3 months
Submitted
Jul 9, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 3, 2025
Rejection
Graduate student
3.5 months
Submitted
Jan 3, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 17, 2022
Acceptance
Graduate student
1.3 months
Submitted
Aug 17, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
1.3 months
Publication time
1.3 months
Date of acceptance
Jul 12, 2022
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 23, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Oct 23, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 14, 2024
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Feb 14, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 2, 2024
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.8 months
Submitted
Jun 2, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Apr 27, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Apr 27, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 16, 2023
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenured faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Sep 16, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Graduate student
0.3 months
Submitted
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
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
-