Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate
10.34%
Average response time
2.1 months
Average publicaton time
6.2 months
Average number of reviewers
1.6
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
63.29%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
493
Acceptances
17 (3.45%)
Rejections
438 (88.84%)
Revise and resubmits
38 (7.71%)
Conditional acceptances
0 (0.00%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
52
Acceptances
34 (65.38%)
Rejections
17 (32.69%)
Withdraws
1 (1.92%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Apr 5, 2024
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Apr 5, 2024
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
Desk reject, no comments, just about two weeks.
Mar 21, 2024
Rejection
Other
0.5 months
Submitted
Mar 21, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 6, 2024
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
5.5 months
-
Submitted
Mar 6, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
5.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 25, 2023
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Other
3 months
Submitted
Nov 25, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Other
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
-
Nov 25, 2023
Rejection
Other
1 month
Submitted
Nov 25, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 20, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Oct 20, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Prefer not to answer
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 20, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
3.2 months
Submitted
Oct 20, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 26, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Aug 26, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 13, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
6 months
Submitted
Aug 13, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 31, 2023
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Tenured faculty
2 months
Submitted
Jul 31, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenured 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
-
Jul 19, 2023
Acceptance
Graduate student
5 months
Submitted
Jul 19, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
Apr 21, 2023
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 29, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
1.8 months
Submitted
Jun 29, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
1.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 27, 2023
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
Submitted
Jun 27, 2023
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
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 23, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
Submitted
Jun 23, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Other race/ethnicity
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 19, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
11 months
Submitted
Jun 19, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Black
Response time
11 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jun 12, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Jun 12, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
May 13, 2023
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
May 13, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
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
-
Apr 6, 2023
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Apr 6, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Something else
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 20, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
1.2 months
-
Submitted
Feb 20, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 13, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
4 months
-
Submitted
Jan 13, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
Nov 21, 2022
Rejection
Tenured faculty
0.7 months
-
Submitted
Nov 21, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Nov 21, 2022
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Nov 21, 2022
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
-
Sep 23, 2022
Rejection
Graduate student
2.3 months
Submitted
Sep 23, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 19, 2022
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Sep 19, 2022
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
-
Aug 31, 2022
Rejection
Tenured faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Aug 31, 2022
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
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 6, 2022
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Jul 6, 2022
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
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jun 27, 2022
Rejection
Other
1.1 months
-
Submitted
Jun 27, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jun 22, 2022
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
2.3 months
Submitted
Jun 22, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
May 19, 2022
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
Submitted
May 19, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track 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
-
May 6, 2022
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2.7 months
Submitted
May 6, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
2.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 16, 2022
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Apr 16, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 15, 2021
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Dec 15, 2021
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
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 6, 2021
Rejection
Independent scholar
3 months
-
Submitted
Aug 6, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Independent scholar
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Desk rejection after 3 months. Not recommended.
Apr 5, 2021
Rejection
Independent scholar
1 month
-
Submitted
Apr 5, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Independent scholar
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 1, 2021
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Apr 1, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
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 3, 2021
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Mar 3, 2021
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
-
Nov 12, 2020
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Nov 12, 2020
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
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Oct 17, 2020
Rejection
Adjunct
2 months
Submitted
Oct 17, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Adjunct
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
-
Oct 14, 2020
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
-
Submitted
Oct 14, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 13, 2020
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Oct 13, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
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
-
Sep 17, 2020
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2.3 months
Submitted
Sep 17, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
White
Response time
2.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Sep 3, 2020
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Sep 3, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jul 23, 2020
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jul 19, 2020
Rejection
Graduate student
2.2 months
Submitted
Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 3, 2020
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Jul 3, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 8, 2020
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
3.8 months
Submitted
Jun 8, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 29, 2020
Acceptance
Graduate student
4 months
Submitted
May 29, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
4 months
Publication time
2 months
Date of acceptance
Sep 9, 2019
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 21, 2020
Rejection
Adjunct
0.7 months
-
Submitted
May 21, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Adjunct
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 17, 2020
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Mar 17, 2020
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
No comments, but very fast rejection.
Mar 10, 2020
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
Submitted
Mar 10, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-