A process for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member; the process comprising: a step of forming a conductive layer having a volume resistivity of from 1.0×10 8 Ω·cm or more to 5.0×10 12 Q·cm or less, on a support, and a step of forming a photosensitive layer on the conductive layer, wherein: the step of forming the conductive layer comprises: a step of preparing a coating liquid for the conductive layer by use of a solvent, a binder material and a metal oxide particle, and a step of forming the conductive layer by use of the coating liquid for the conductive layer; wherein the metal oxide particle and the binder material in the coating liquid for the conductive layer are in a mass ratio (P/B) of from 1.5/1.0 to 3.5/1.0; the metal oxide particle is a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus or a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with tungsten; and where powder resistivity of the metal oxide particle is represented by x (Ω·cm) and powder resistivity of the titanium oxide particle as a core particle constituting the metal oxide particle is represented by y (Q·cm), the y and the x satisfy the following relations (i) and (ii): 5.0 × 10 7 ≤ y ≤ 5.0 × 10 9 1.0 × 10 2 ≤ y / x ≤ 1.0 × 10 6 a step of forming a conductive layer having a volume resistivity of from 1.0×10 8 Ω·cm or more to 5.0×10 12 Q·cm or less, on a support, and a step of forming a photosensitive layer on the conductive layer, wherein: the step of forming the conductive layer comprises: a step of preparing a coating liquid for the conductive layer by use of a solvent, a binder material and a metal oxide particle, and a step of forming the conductive layer by use of the coating liquid for the conductive layer; wherein the metal oxide particle and the binder material in the coating liquid for the conductive layer are in a mass ratio (P/B) of from 1.5/1.0 to 3.5/1.0; the metal oxide particle is a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus or a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with tungsten; and where powder resistivity of the metal oxide particle is represented by x (Ω·cm) and powder resistivity of the titanium oxide particle as a core particle constituting the metal oxide particle is represented by y (Q·cm), the y and the x satisfy the following relations (i) and (ii): 5.0 × 10 7 ≤ y ≤ 5.0 × 10 9 1.0 × 10 2 ≤ y / x ≤ 1.0 × 10 6 the step of forming the conductive layer comprises: a step of preparing a coating liquid for the conductive layer by use of a solvent, a binder material and a metal oxide particle, and a step of forming the conductive layer by use of the coating liquid for the conductive layer; wherein the metal oxide particle and the binder material in the coating liquid for the conductive layer are in a mass ratio (P/B) of from 1.5/1.0 to 3.5/1.0; the metal oxide particle is a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus or a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with tungsten; and where powder resistivity of the metal oxide particle is represented by x (Ω·cm) and powder resistivity of the titanium oxide particle as a core particle constituting the metal oxide particle is represented by y (Q·cm), the y and the x satisfy the following relations (i) and (ii): 5.0 × 10 7 ≤ y ≤ 5.0 × 10 9 1.0 × 10 2 ≤ y / x ≤ 1.0 × 10 6 a step of preparing a coating liquid for the conductive layer by use of a solvent, a binder material and a metal oxide particle, and a step of forming the conductive layer by use of the coating liquid for the conductive layer; wherein the metal oxide particle and the binder material in the coating liquid for the conductive layer are in a mass ratio (P/B) of from 1.5/1.0 to 3.5/1.0; the metal oxide particle is a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus or a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with tungsten; and where powder resistivity of the metal oxide particle is represented by x (Ω·cm) and powder resistivity of the titanium oxide particle as a core particle constituting the metal oxide particle is represented by y (Q·cm), the y and the x satisfy the following relations (i) and (ii): 5.0 × 10 7 ≤ y ≤ 5.0 × 10 9 1.0 × 10 2 ≤ y / x ≤ 1.0 × 10 6