Synthese

Overall acceptance rate

35.87%

Average response time

3.8 months

Average publicaton time

5.3 months

Average number of reviewers

2.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

90.94%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

276

Acceptances

12 (4.35%)

Rejections

148 (53.62%)

Revise and resubmits

97 (35.14%)

Conditional acceptances

17 (6.16%)

Withdraws

2 (0.72%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

100

Acceptances

87 (87.00%)

Rejections

13 (13.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
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
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 -
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 -
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 -
Feb 15, 2022	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 15, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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.
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 -
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.
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 -
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 24, 2021	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Aug 24, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Dec 28, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months		-
Journal Synthese Submitted Dec 28, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 15, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 15, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
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
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
Jul 14, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 14, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 11, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	1.9 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 11, 2020	Rejection	Other	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 -
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
Jun 9, 2020	Rejection	Adjunct	4.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jun 9, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
May 4, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 4, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 21, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Apr 21, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
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 -
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 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
Nov 25, 2019	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	2.3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 25, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2019	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Nov 25, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 8, 2019	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Oct 8, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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
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 -
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 -
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 -
May 1, 2019	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 1, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 -
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 -
Mar 23, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Mar 23, 2019 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 1, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Feb 1, 2019 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 -
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 -
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, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-	-
Journal Synthese Submitted Sep 16, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.1 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 17, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Synthese Submitted Jul 17, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 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 -
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 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 -
May 23, 2018	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Synthese Submitted May 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time 1.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -