American Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

18.30%

Average response time

2.8 months

Average publicaton time

7.6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.2

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

84.31%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

153

Acceptances

8 (5.23%)

Rejections

117 (76.47%)

Revise and resubmits

23 (15.03%)

Conditional acceptances

5 (3.27%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

20 (83.33%)

Rejections

4 (16.67%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Sep 19, 2024	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 19, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 12, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 12, 2024 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Apr 23, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 5, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.1 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 5, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 29, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.2 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 29, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 25, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	10 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 25, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 10 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Aug 28, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 28, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 4, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 4, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Jan 8, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 8, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Black Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter The irresponsible editor didn't send the paper to referees after three months.
Apr 27, 2022	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	4.6 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 27, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 4.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 20, 2022	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 20, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter Instead of engaging with the manuscript, the shallow referee only made very general but also disrespectful comments. If you can't write a proper reviewer report, please get another job!
Jan 12, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 12, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 7, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 7, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Oct 14, 2020	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 14, 2020 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 24, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 24, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jun 3, 2020	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 3, 2020 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 13, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	6 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 13, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 19, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 19, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 10, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 10, 2019 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 4, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Feb 27, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 27, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 1, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 1, 2019 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 -
Jul 23, 2018	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Apr 9, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.8 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 9, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity European, non-native English speaker Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 1, 2016	Rejection	Other	1.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 1, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 15, 2016	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 15, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Jun 10, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	1.2 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 10, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 7, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 7, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
May 13, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 13, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 28, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 28, 2016 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 -
Mar 25, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	1.8 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 25, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 25, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 25, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 18, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 18, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jan 5, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 5, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 4, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 4, 2016 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 -
Nov 24, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.3 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 24, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 22, 2015	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 22, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 19, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 19, 2015 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 13, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	7 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 13, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 30, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 30, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 26, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 26, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 13, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 13, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 29, 2015	Acceptance	Graduate student	2.5 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 29, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity European Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 22, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 22, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 11, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 11, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 5, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 5, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 28, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 28, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 16, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 16, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 10, 2014	Rejection	Tenured faculty	5.2 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 10, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 5.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 25, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -