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
Aug 9, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 -
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 -
Aug 11, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 11, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 4 months Publication time 6 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 19, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 19, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - 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 -
Mar 31, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 31, 2022 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2009	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time 3 months 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 -
Jul 2, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	8 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 2, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 8 months Publication time 11 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 6, 2018	Revise and resubmit	Non-tenure track faculty	2.3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 6, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.3 months Publication time 0.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 19, 2015	Revise and resubmit	Non-tenure track faculty	2.6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 19, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.6 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 -
Aug 26, 2014	Conditional acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 26, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - 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 -
Apr 16, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 16, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 15, 2011	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 15, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time 4 months 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.
Apr 25, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	12 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 25, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 12 months Publication time 1 month 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 -
Aug 15, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 15, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time 1 month 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 -
Sep 20, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 20, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
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 -
Nov 5, 2021	Acceptance	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 5, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 5 months Date of acceptance Nov 2, 2021 Number of reviewers 2 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 -
Jul 29, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 29, 2018 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 30, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 30, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 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 -
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 -
Jun 8, 2018	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 8, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months Publication time 4 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 4, 2018	Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 4, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 0.8 months Date of acceptance Sep 21, 2018 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 -
Sep 25, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 25, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
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 -
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 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)
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 -
Jun 25, 2014	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 25, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -
Mar 13, 2012	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Other	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 13, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 8, 2013	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 8, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Black Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 15, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 15, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -