Synthese

Overall acceptance rate

36.08%

Average response time

3.8 months

Average publicaton time

5.7 months

Average number of reviewers

2.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

91.46%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

316

Acceptances

18 (5.70%)

Rejections

169 (53.48%)

Revise and resubmits

109 (34.49%)

Conditional acceptances

18 (5.70%)

Withdraws

2 (0.63%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

113

Acceptances

96 (84.96%)

Rejections

17 (15.04%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time
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 -
Sep 24, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 24, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
May 8, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 8, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 16, 2026	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 16, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian 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	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 -
Jan 25, 2018	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 25, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time 5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 11, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 11, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 22, 2025	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 22, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 -
Oct 14, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3.9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 14, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 18, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 18, 2015 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 -
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 -
May 2, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 2, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 22, 2016	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 22, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 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 -
Nov 22, 2013	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 22, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Aug 22, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 22, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 8, 2025	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	11 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 8, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian White Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 24, 2019	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 24, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time 0.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
May 14, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 14, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
Jun 25, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 25, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 31, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 31, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 8, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 8, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 14, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 14, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2024	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 25, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-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 -
Feb 20, 2026	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 20, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 28, 2018	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	5.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 28, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 5.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 3, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 3, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - 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 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 -
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 16, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 16, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 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	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, 2021	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 3, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 26, 2022	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 26, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 6, 2009	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 6, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
Apr 4, 2012	Conditional acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 4, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 29, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 29, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 16, 2025	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 16, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 23, 2013	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	2.8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 23, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 15, 2021	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 15, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter Highly recommended.
Aug 18, 2025	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 18, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 6, 2011	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 6, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino 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 -
Jun 30, 2023	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 30, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance Jun 29, 2023 Number of reviewers 2 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 -
Feb 28, 2026	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 28, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 16, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 16, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 19, 2021	Acceptance	Graduate student	1.4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 19, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.4 months Publication time 3 months Date of acceptance May 7, 2021 Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -