Synthese

Overall acceptance rate

35.52%

Average response time

3.9 months

Average publicaton time

5.4 months

Average number of reviewers

2.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

90.73%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

259

Acceptances

12 (4.63%)

Rejections

140 (54.05%)

Revise and resubmits

89 (34.36%)

Conditional acceptances

17 (6.56%)

Withdraws

1 (0.39%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

80 (86.96%)

Rejections

12 (13.04%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time
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 -
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 -
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, 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Sep 25, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	12 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 25, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 12 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 -
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 -
Oct 2, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	11 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 2, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 6, 2013	Rejection	Other	11 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 6, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 11 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 -
Feb 12, 2018	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	10 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 12, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 10 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 -
Oct 13, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	10 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 13, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 10 months 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 -
May 24, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 24, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit	Non-tenure track faculty	9 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 Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 9 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 -
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 -
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.
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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.
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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 16, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 16, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 months Publication time 0.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 10, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 10, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 19, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 19, 2015 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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 -
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 -
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 16, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jan 16, 2013 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 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 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 -
Apr 14, 2022	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	5.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 14, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 5.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 4 or more 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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -