Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

10.44%

Average response time

2.1 months

Average publicaton time

6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.5

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

63.74%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

546

Acceptances

18 (3.30%)

Rejections

484 (88.64%)

Revise and resubmits

44 (8.06%)

Conditional acceptances

0 (0.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

39 (67.24%)

Rejections

18 (31.03%)

Withdraws

1 (1.72%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Mar 4, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	-	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Aug 19, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 19, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 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	1 month	-	-
Journal 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 Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 21, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 21, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Jul 3, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 3, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 3, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 3, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Jun 27, 2022	Rejection	Other	1.1 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Apr 24, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 24, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Non-native English speaker, Southern European 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	Other	1.2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 26, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 26, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 5, 2021	Rejection	Independent scholar	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
Aug 9, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 9, 2011 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 -
Oct 1, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 1, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 18, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 18, 2016 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.6 months	-	-
Journal 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 Male Race/ethnicity Mexican Response time 0.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jul 23, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 23, 2010 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 -
Jun 4, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 4, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
Mar 17, 2020	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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.
Nov 19, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 19, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 29, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 29, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Other	5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 -
Apr 6, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
Aug 17, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 17, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 24, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 24, 2011 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 -
Mar 28, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 28, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 29, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 29, 2014 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 -
Jun 11, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 11, 2015 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 24, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 24, 2018 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal 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 Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 4, 2009	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 4, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 1, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.4 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 1, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 5, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 5, 2011 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 -
Jun 7, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 7, 2016 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jan 28, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.8 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 28, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Sep 28, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 28, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - 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	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal 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 Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Aug 18, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 18, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Jun 6, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1.2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 6, 2013 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 -
Nov 19, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 19, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Apr 1, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 1, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 3, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 3, 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 -
Sep 19, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
May 4, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 4, 2010 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 6, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 6, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 31, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.4 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 31, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Mar 3, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
Jan 28, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 28, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Aug 7, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 7, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Nov 23, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 23, 2012 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 -