The Philosophical Quarterly


Number of submissions received annually: 


2013: 764

2012: 829

2011: 712


Percentage of submissions accepted 

2013: 3%

2012: 4%

2011: 3%


Percentage of submissions that receive at least one referee report: 65% 


Average time for manuscript review in months: 3


If possible, give details.

a. Editorial decision within 2 months: 73%

b. Editorial decision between 2 and 6 months: 27%

c. Editorial decision between 7 months and 1 year: 0%

d. Editorial decision of more than 1 year: 0%


The journal has a printed version. 

Average time from acceptance to print publication in months: 7 


The journal has an 'online first' system. 

Average time from acceptance to online publication in months: 3 


Submissions are anonymous to the editors. 


Submissions are anonymous to the reviewers. 


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Percentage of submissions by women: 14% 


Percentage of accepted articles by women: 5% 


Percentage of submissions by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Percentage of accepted articles by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Publisher: Oxford University Press 

Editor(s)-in-chief: Jessica Brown 

Full name: Moira Gilruth 

Title/position: journal manager 

Email address: pq@st-andrews.ac.uk 

Street address:Edgecliffe, 5 The Scores 

City: St Andrew 

State/province: Fife 

Zip/postal code: KY16 9AR 

Country: UK The Philosophical Quarterly