Philosophical Quarterly

Overall acceptance rate

10.25%

Average response time

2.1 months

Average publicaton time

6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.5

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

64.03%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

556

Acceptances

18 (3.24%)

Rejections

493 (88.67%)

Revise and resubmits

45 (8.09%)

Conditional acceptances

0 (0.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

39 (66.10%)

Rejections

19 (32.20%)

Withdraws

1 (1.69%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Jul 23, 2026	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 23, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 16, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	0.6 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 16, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 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 -
Jul 11, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 11, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	1.7 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 2, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 12, 2026	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 12, 2026 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 25, 2026	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 25, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 12, 2026	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 12, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 5, 2026	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.1 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 5, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 22, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 22, 2026 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 16, 2026	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 16, 2026 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 -
Jan 15, 2026	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 15, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 15, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 15, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 10, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	3.3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 10, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 8, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	2.2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 8, 2026 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 -
Dec 12, 2025	Acceptance	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 12, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 3 months Date of acceptance Dec 12, 2025 Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 12, 2025	Rejection	Other	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Dec 12, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 12, 2025	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 12, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 20, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 20, 2025 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 -
Oct 10, 2025	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 10, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 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 -
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 -
Aug 7, 2025	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Aug 7, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 30, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 30, 2025 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 -
Jul 22, 2025	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 22, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 16, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 16, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 11, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.7 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jul 11, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian White Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 13, 2025	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 13, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 12, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jun 12, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 28, 2025	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 28, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
May 22, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	1.7 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 22, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 20, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.6 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 20, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
May 15, 2025	Rejection	Other	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 15, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 9, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted May 9, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Apr 25, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 25, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 10, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 10, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 4, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Apr 4, 2025 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 -
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 -
Mar 4, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	0.2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Mar 4, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 31, 2025	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.1 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 31, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 9, 2025	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 9, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 9, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Jan 9, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
Nov 27, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 27, 2024 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
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 -
Nov 14, 2024	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.8 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Nov 14, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity Other race/ethnicity Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 23, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2.2 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 23, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 11, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 11, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 11, 2024	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.7 months	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 11, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 10, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Quarterly Submitted Oct 10, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 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 -