Synthese

Overall acceptance rate

35.77%

Average response time

3.8 months

Average publicaton time

5.3 months

Average number of reviewers

2.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

90.77%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

260

Acceptances

13 (5.00%)

Rejections

140 (53.85%)

Revise and resubmits

89 (34.23%)

Conditional acceptances

17 (6.54%)

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
Feb 7, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	18 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 7, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 18 months Publication time 18 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 22, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 22, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 24, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 24, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 5.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 5, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 5, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 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	4.6 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 - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 9, 2012 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 8, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 8, 2012 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 -
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 -
Aug 8, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 8, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
May 27, 2020	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 27, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 4 or more Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.1 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.1 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.
Mar 10, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 10, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Sep 28, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 28, 2012 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 -
Jan 27, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 27, 2018 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 -
Aug 2, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	6.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 2, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 10, 2020	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.1 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 10, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
May 12, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted May 12, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 24, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 24, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 15, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 15, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 26, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	7.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 26, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 7.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 19, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 19, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 3 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 -
Oct 19, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 19, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 -
Oct 31, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 31, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 31, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 31, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 31, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 31, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Aug 31, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 31, 2010 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 -
Jul 23, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 23, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Sep 1, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 1, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.3 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 -
Feb 10, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 10, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Feb 1, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 1, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 26, 2012	Withdraw	Graduate student	12 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 26, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 12 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 10, 2014	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 10, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Jewish Response time 4 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 3, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 3, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter Fast desk reject (no comments)
Oct 8, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	12 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 8, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 12 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 24, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 24, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 4 months Publication time 5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -