Biology and Philosophy

Overall acceptance rate

50.00%

Average response time

2.8 months

Average publicaton time

4.7 months

Average number of reviewers

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

94.12%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

Acceptances

1 (2.94%)

Rejections

12 (35.29%)

Revise and resubmits

15 (44.12%)

Conditional acceptances

6 (17.65%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

16 (84.21%)

Rejections

3 (15.79%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Aug 17, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Aug 17, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity mixed asian-caucasian Response time 2.5 months Publication time 12 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 2, 2012	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted May 2, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Nov 26, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2.9 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Nov 26, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 30, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Mar 30, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 27, 2012	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jun 27, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time 6 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 6, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Sep 6, 2023 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 -
Jul 17, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jul 17, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 27, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Oct 27, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity European Response time 2 months Publication time 5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 2, 2018	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Aug 2, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status 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 -
Jun 17, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	7 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jun 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 14, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted May 14, 2012 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 15, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jun 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 4 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 13, 2014	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Feb 13, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance 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 -
Mar 17, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Mar 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 20, 2012	Revise and resubmit	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jan 20, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 2, 2014	Rejection	Other	0.1 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Feb 2, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 22, 2023	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Mar 22, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
May 10, 2016	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2.3 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted May 10, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 25, 2019	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Sep 25, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured 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 -
Aug 12, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Aug 12, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time 13 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 4, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Dec 4, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity irish Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 20, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Sep 20, 2014 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 -
Sep 21, 2014	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Sep 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 1, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month		-
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jul 1, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Nov 26, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	6 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Nov 26, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 6, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.7 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Aug 6, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 5, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	8 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Dec 5, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 8 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 19, 2012	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Jan 19, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 18, 2012	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Feb 18, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 28, 2015	Revise and resubmit	Tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Feb 28, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 25, 2009	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Dec 25, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 21, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Apr 21, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 21, 2011	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Apr 21, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection 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 -
Sep 22, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0 months	-
Journal Biology and Philosophy Submitted Sep 22, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -