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	Comment quality
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 -
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 -
Nov 5, 2024	Withdraw	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 5, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Withdraw 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Sep 27, 2025	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3.4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 27, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 3.4 months Publication time 7.8 months Date of acceptance Sep 16, 2025 Number of reviewers 2 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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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 -
Sep 20, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 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 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
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
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Mar 13, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	11 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 13, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 4 or more 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 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 -
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
Dec 4, 2024	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 4, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 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 -
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 -
Aug 19, 2025	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 19, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
Oct 19, 2023	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 19, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
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 Male Race/ethnicity Asian White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 1, 2026	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 1, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 3, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 3, 2023 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 2 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 -
Apr 13, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 13, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
May 12, 2022	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 12, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance Mar 25, 2022 Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jun 6, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 6, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 15, 2012	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 15, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-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 -