Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

10.33%

Average response time

2.1 months

Average publicaton time

6.2 months

Average number of reviewers

1.6

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

63.35%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

513

Acceptances

17 (3.31%)

Rejections

455 (88.69%)

Revise and resubmits

41 (7.99%)

Conditional acceptances

0 (0.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

36 (65.45%)

Rejections

18 (32.73%)

Withdraws

1 (1.82%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Dec 15, 2021	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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	-
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 -
Apr 1, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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	-
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 -
Nov 12, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
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 14, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
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 -
Jul 3, 2020	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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	-
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.
Mar 10, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly 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 -
Jan 31, 2020	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 31, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 16, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 16, 2020 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 -
Nov 8, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 8, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
Sep 25, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 25, 2019 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 1 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 -
Jul 2, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 2, 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 -
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 -
May 21, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 21, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 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 -
Mar 6, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 6, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 26, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 26, 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
Feb 15, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 15, 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 15, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 15, 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 -
Feb 6, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 6, 2019 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 23, 2018	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Independent scholar	6 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Independent scholar Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Dec 23, 2018	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Independent scholar	8 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Independent scholar Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Oct 15, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 15, 2018 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 3, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Sep 3, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
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 -
Jun 27, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 27, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 24, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 24, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 24, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 24, 2018 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 - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 14, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 14, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 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 -
Mar 21, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months		-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 21, 2018 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Mar 3, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	5.3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 3, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 5.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 21, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 21, 2018 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 - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 16, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Feb 16, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Jan 27, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4.3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 27, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -