Southern Journal of Philosophy

Overall acceptance rate
22.83%
Average response time
2 months
Average publicaton time
6.9 months
Average number of reviewers
1.6
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
59.78%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
92
Acceptances
2 (2.17%)
Rejections
65 (70.65%)
Revise and resubmits
19 (20.65%)
Conditional acceptances
6 (6.52%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
23
Acceptances
19 (82.61%)
Rejections
4 (17.39%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Apr 9, 2024
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
3.5 months
Submitted
Apr 9, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
3.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 27, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
7 months
Submitted
Feb 27, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Other race/ethnicity
Response time
7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 4, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
1.3 months
-
Submitted
Dec 4, 2023
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 12, 2023
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Tenured faculty
3.5 months
Submitted
Sep 12, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
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
Jul 6, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
0.5 months
-
-
Submitted
Jul 6, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
Aug 25, 2022
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
4.5 months
Submitted
Aug 25, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Response time
4.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Aug 15, 2022
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
7 months
Submitted
Aug 15, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 21, 2022
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Jul 21, 2022
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
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 1, 2022
Rejection
Adjunct
2 months
-
Submitted
May 1, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Adjunct
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Jan 12, 2022
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Jan 12, 2022
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
-
Dec 28, 2021
Acceptance
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Dec 28, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2 months
Publication time
6 months
Date of acceptance
Sep 23, 2020
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 18, 2021
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2.1 months
-
Submitted
May 18, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Prefer not to answer
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 8, 2021
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Jan 8, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 11, 2020
Rejection
Adjunct
1.3 months
-
Submitted
Nov 11, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Adjunct
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
Black
Response time
1.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
If you really need six weeks to decide that the paper is too technical for the journal, then you are not doing your job properly!
Jun 27, 2020
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2.5 months
Submitted
Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
White
Response time
2.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 11, 2020
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 31, 2019
Rejection
Other
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
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
-
Nov 29, 2018
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Nov 29, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
Very timely, with good and charitable comments.
May 16, 2016
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
May 16, 2016
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
-
Mar 8, 2016
Rejection
Other
1 month
-
-
Submitted
Mar 8, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
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
-
Mar 1, 2016
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Mar 1, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
11 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 25, 2016
Acceptance
Tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Jan 25, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Acceptance
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 15, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Jan 15, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 3, 2015
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Tenure track faculty
5 months
Submitted
Dec 3, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
5 months
Publication time
13 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 16, 2015
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
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
-
Jul 30, 2015
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Jul 30, 2015
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
-
Jun 27, 2015
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Tenured faculty
2 months
Submitted
Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
12 months
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 28, 2015
Rejection
Other
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Jan 28, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 12, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Dec 12, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 8, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Oct 8, 2014
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
-
Sep 16, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
4.3 months
Submitted
Sep 16, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
4.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 10, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
0.1 months
-
Submitted
Sep 10, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 31, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Jul 31, 2014
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 26, 2014
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Jun 26, 2014
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
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 19, 2014
Rejection
Tenured faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Jun 19, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured 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 3, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
-
Submitted
Jun 3, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
May 2, 2014
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
5 months
-
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 16, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
-
Submitted
Apr 16, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 14, 2014
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.4 months
-
Submitted
Apr 14, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.4 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 19, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Mar 19, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 9, 2014
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Mar 9, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 24, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
-
Submitted
Jan 24, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 28, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Aug 28, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
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
-
Aug 26, 2013
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
Submitted
Aug 26, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Conditional acceptance  Acceptance
Professional status
Non-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
-
May 12, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
Submitted
May 12, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
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
-
Apr 11, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Apr 11, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
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
-
Apr 10, 2013
Conditional acceptance  
Tenured faculty
1 month
Submitted
Apr 10, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Conditional acceptance  
Professional status
Tenured 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
-
Apr 8, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
-
Submitted
Apr 8, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
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
-
Apr 3, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Apr 3, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
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
-
Mar 13, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
0.3 months
-
-
Submitted
Mar 13, 2013
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
-