Synthese

Overall acceptance rate

35.50%

Average response time

3.8 months

Average publicaton time

5.3 months

Average number of reviewers

2.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

90.84%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

262

Acceptances

13 (4.96%)

Rejections

142 (54.20%)

Revise and resubmits

89 (33.97%)

Conditional acceptances

17 (6.49%)

Withdraws

1 (0.38%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

80 (86.96%)

Rejections

12 (13.04%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Comment quality
Jul 6, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 6, 2011 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 -
Jun 24, 2018	Revise and resubmit	Tenured faculty	5.3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 24, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 5.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 4, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	11 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 4, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 16, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 16, 2014 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 29, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 29, 2013 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 -
Mar 21, 2021	Rejection	Tenured faculty	10 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 21, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 10 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	4.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 25, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 25, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 0.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 20, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 20, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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 Hey editor, stop being a jerk, okay?
Sep 15, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 15, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 29, 2018	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	12 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 29, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 12 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 20, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	22 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 20, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 22 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Other	3 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 -
May 24, 2019	Rejection	Other	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 24, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 24, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 24, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 9, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 9, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time 84 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 22, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 22, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 23, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 23, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Feb 24, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	4.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 24, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 17, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 4, 2018	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	6.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 4, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 27, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 27, 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 27, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 27, 2012 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 -
Apr 24, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 24, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 11, 2020	Acceptance	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time 0.5 months Date of acceptance May 6, 2020 Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -
May 30, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 30, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 10, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 10, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 1, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 1, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 9, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 9, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2021	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Other	6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 25, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 16, 2020	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 16, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 4, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 4, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 17, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 17, 2013 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 11, 2020	Rejection	Other	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 -
Dec 28, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 28, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Nov 5, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 5, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Prefer not to answer Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 1, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 1, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 8, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 8, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Oct 12, 2011	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.1 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 12, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 1, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 1, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2019	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	2.3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 25, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 27, 2015	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 27, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit	Non-tenure track faculty	9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 months Publication time 1.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 26, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 26, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Feb 14, 2012	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 14, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time 8.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 17, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 18, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 18, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -