Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

10.57%

Average response time

2.1 months

Average publicaton time

6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.5

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

64.16%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

558

Acceptances

18 (3.23%)

Rejections

493 (88.35%)

Revise and resubmits

47 (8.42%)

Conditional acceptances

0 (0.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

41 (67.21%)

Rejections

19 (31.15%)

Withdraws

1 (1.64%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Other	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 Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 15, 2010	Rejection	Tenured faculty	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 15, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - 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	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 - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 13, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 13, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 17, 2020	Rejection	Adjunct	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 19, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 19, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Sep 14, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 14, 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 -
Apr 8, 2014	Rejection	Other	2 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 8, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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	Other	4 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 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 9, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 9, 2019 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 -
Jun 18, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 18, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jul 23, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 23, 2019 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	Other	3 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 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 19, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 19, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	3 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 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 Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 -
Jul 18, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.7 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 18, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 27, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 27, 2014 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 -
Aug 9, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 9, 2011 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 3, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 3, 2013 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	1.8 months
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 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 -
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 -
Jul 31, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 31, 2014 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 -
Jan 22, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 22, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 6, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 6, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 29, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 29, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Oct 27, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 27, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
Jun 10, 2019	Rejection	Independent scholar	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 10, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Independent scholar Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 21, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	1.1 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 21, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Prefer not to answer Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1.1 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Feb 4, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 4, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Sep 23, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 23, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Prefer not to answer Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 10, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 10, 2010 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 -
Jun 22, 2014	Rejection	Other	2.6 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 22, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 29, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 29, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 21, 2024	Rejection	Other	0.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
Oct 4, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 4, 2010 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 -
Jun 6, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 6, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
May 1, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.6 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 1, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.6 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 19, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	2.2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
Aug 25, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 25, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Dec 2, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 2, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Mixed Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 12, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 12, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 27, 2024	Rejection	Other	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 27, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 -
Jan 13, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 13, 2010 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 -
Jul 16, 2026	Rejection	Independent scholar	1.7 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 16, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Independent scholar Gender Male Race/ethnicity Black Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 13, 2012	Rejection	Other	0.6 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 13, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 11, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 11, 2014 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 -
Aug 13, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 13, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -