Canadian Journal of Philosophy

Overall acceptance rate
12.61%
Average response time
5 months
Average publicaton time
12.3 months
Average number of reviewers
2.1
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
72.07%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
111
Acceptances
3 (2.70%)
Rejections
88 (79.28%)
Revise and resubmits
17 (15.32%)
Conditional acceptances
2 (1.80%)
Withdraws
1 (0.90%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
20
Acceptances
11 (55.00%)
Rejections
8 (40.00%)
Withdraws
1 (5.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Mar 29, 2011
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
6 months
Submitted
Mar 29, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
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
-
Jul 16, 2012
Rejection
Tenured faculty
7 months
Submitted
Jul 16, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured 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
-
Aug 2, 2022
Rejection
Graduate student
0.7 months
Submitted
Aug 2, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 29, 2022
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Oct 29, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 1, 2014
Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
7 months
Submitted
Dec 1, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 20, 2012
Rejection
Graduate student
5 months
Submitted
Jan 20, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 3, 2021
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
4.2 months
Submitted
Aug 3, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
4.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jun 9, 2011
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
7 months
Submitted
Jun 9, 2011
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
-
Jan 14, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Jan 14, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
Feb 20, 2015
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
6.8 months
Submitted
Feb 20, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
6.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 13, 2015
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenure track faculty
7 months
Submitted
Aug 13, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
7 months
Publication time
10 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 8, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Apr 8, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 11, 2009
Rejection
Graduate student
4 months
Submitted
Aug 11, 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
-
Aug 21, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
Submitted
Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
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
-
Aug 21, 2022
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenure track faculty
4 months
Submitted
Aug 21, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 27, 2009
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
5 months
Submitted
Sep 27, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
5 months
Publication time
24 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 24, 2016
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.2 months
-
Submitted
Apr 24, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 14, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
10 months
Submitted
Apr 14, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
10 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 7, 2018
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Feb 7, 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
-
May 11, 2014
Rejection
Tenured faculty
9 months
Submitted
May 11, 2014
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
-
Feb 17, 2023
Rejection
Tenured faculty
3 months
Submitted
Feb 17, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
May 16, 2018
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
9 months
Submitted
May 16, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Non-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 2, 2015
Rejection
Tenured faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Nov 2, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 29, 2014
Rejection
Tenured faculty
8 months
Submitted
Jan 29, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured 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
-
Jun 22, 2013
Rejection
Other
-
Submitted
Jun 22, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
-
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 18, 2010
Rejection
Tenured faculty
8 months
Submitted
May 18, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured 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
-
Nov 14, 2013
Rejection
Other
8 months
Submitted
Nov 14, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
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 3, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Feb 3, 2014
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
-
May 21, 2020
Rejection
Tenured faculty
0.5 months
Submitted
May 21, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured 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
May 16, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
-
-
Submitted
May 16, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
-
Publication time
5 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 1, 2016
Rejection
Other
1.8 months
Submitted
Jul 1, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 5, 2023
Rejection
Tenured faculty
3.3 months
-
Submitted
Apr 5, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
If you need three months to desk reject a paper, then you are not doing your job properly. Be professional, man!
May 1, 2012
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
7.5 months
-
Submitted
May 1, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
7.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 13, 2018
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenure track faculty
4 months
Submitted
Mar 13, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 4, 2010
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
13 months
Submitted
May 4, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
13 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 5, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
8 months
Submitted
Feb 5, 2015
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
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 9, 2012
Rejection
Other
11 months
Submitted
Mar 9, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
11 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 20, 2023
Rejection
Tenured faculty
5 months
Submitted
Oct 20, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Well, the editor took months to send the paper to external reviewers, then took months to make the decision after he receive the review reports.
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Tenured faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 13, 2009
Withdraw
Tenure track faculty
24 months
-
Submitted
Aug 13, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Withdraw
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
24 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 8, 2020
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
12 months
-
Submitted
May 8, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
12 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Mar 15, 2010
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenured faculty
13 months
Submitted
Mar 15, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
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
-
Mar 3, 2014
Revise and resubmit  Withdraw
Tenure track faculty
13 months
Submitted
Mar 3, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Withdraw
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
13 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 15, 2023
Rejection
Tenured faculty
3.5 months
-
Submitted
Sep 15, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
I don't understand why it took so long to make the decision.
Jun 20, 2011
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
13 months
Submitted
Jun 20, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
13 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 20, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
-
-
Submitted
Nov 20, 2015
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
-
May 16, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
5 months
-
-
Submitted
May 16, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 10, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
7.5 months
-
-
Submitted
Jan 10, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
7.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 6, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Feb 6, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 5, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
0.1 months
-
-
Submitted
Apr 5, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-