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	Response time	Comment quality
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 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 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 -
Oct 11, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 11, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Mar 13, 2021	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	10 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 13, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 10 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 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 -
May 22, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 22, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 31, 2016	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 31, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
May 23, 2018	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time 1.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 13, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 13, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 months Publication time 0.3 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 10, 2013	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 10, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 17, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 17, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 14, 2011	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	27.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 14, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 27.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 9, 2009 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 -
Nov 29, 2010	Conditional acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 29, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance 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 -
Aug 9, 2009	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 25, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 25, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Mar 3, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 3, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 1, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 1, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 22, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 22, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 17, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 17, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 7, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	6.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 7, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 4 or more Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 2, 2011	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 2, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 9, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 9, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 16, 2022	Rejection	Tenured faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 16, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter If you cannot finish reviewing a ten-page paper in three months, then you are not doing your job properly.
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indian Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 3, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 3, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
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 10, 2009	Acceptance	Tenured faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 10, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 5 months Publication time 14 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 21, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 21, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 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 -
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 -
Dec 15, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months 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 -
Sep 16, 2019	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	6.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 16, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 6.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 4 or more 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?
Jul 27, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 27, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 24, 2014	Rejection	Tenured faculty	9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 24, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 15, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 9, 2020	Rejection	Adjunct	4.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 9, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
Jun 23, 2023	Rejection	Other	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 23, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity Other race/ethnicity Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit	Other	5 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 Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 3, 2009	Rejection	Other	0.2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 3, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 3, 2009	Rejection	Other	1.4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 3, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 12, 2015	Rejection	Other	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 12, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 22, 2021	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	13 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 22, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 13 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -