American Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

18.54%

Average response time

2.8 months

Average publicaton time

7.6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

84.11%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

151

Acceptances

8 (5.30%)

Rejections

115 (76.16%)

Revise and resubmits

23 (15.23%)

Conditional acceptances

5 (3.31%)

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
May 12, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 12, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 10, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 10, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 12, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 12, 2014 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 -
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 -
Oct 28, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.7 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 28, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 31, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 31, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jul 10, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 10, 2013 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly 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 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 17, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 17, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 17, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 17, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.3 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Pacific Islander Response time 0.3 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 23, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 23, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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	3 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 15, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 15, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 9, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
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 -
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
May 24, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.2 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 24, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jun 17, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 20, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 20, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 9, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 9, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 4, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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 -
Mar 13, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	8 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 13, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
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 -
Jan 18, 2012	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 18, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 15, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 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.
Aug 16, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 16, 2010 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 -
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 -
Nov 10, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 10, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 29, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	0 months	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 29, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 26, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 26, 2013 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	3.7 months		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly 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 3.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 11, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 11, 2012 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 -
Jun 11, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.8 months		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 11, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 3, 2013	Acceptance	Graduate student	3.5 months		-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 3, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 -
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 -
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 3, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.1 months	-	-
Journal American Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 3, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -