British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Overall acceptance rate

21.30%

Average response time

2.5 months

Average publicaton time

11.2 months

Average number of reviewers

1.8

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

93.52%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

108

Acceptances

4 (3.70%)

Rejections

71 (65.74%)

Revise and resubmits

29 (26.85%)

Conditional acceptances

4 (3.70%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

19 (63.33%)

Rejections

11 (36.67%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Apr 26, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Apr 26, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 23, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Apr 23, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -
Mar 28, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 28, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 -
Nov 4, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 4, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -
Nov 26, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.1 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 26, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 16, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 16, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter Desk Rejection
May 24, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted May 24, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 23, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.2 months	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jun 23, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter desk reject with short but useful feedback from associate editor
Nov 19, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	0.2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 19, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 29, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 29, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - 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	Other	0.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 20, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 5, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 5, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 27, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jun 27, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 22, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 22, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.5 months Publication time 24 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 12, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	0.7 months		-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 12, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 1, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Apr 1, 2012 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 -
May 29, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted May 29, 2012 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 -
Jun 12, 2015	Revise and resubmit	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jun 12, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -
Jun 7, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jun 7, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jul 8, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 8, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 10, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 10, 2014 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 -
Aug 13, 2009	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 13, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time 12 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 1, 2020	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 1, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance Jul 31, 2020 Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 8, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 8, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 3, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 3, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 7, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Feb 7, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Mexican mestizo Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 7, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted May 7, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter The single reviewer comment I received suggested the paper be improved by arguing a point that I do in fact argue in the paper. While the comments were, on the whole, helpful, it's not clear the reviewer read the paper in its entirety or carefully.
Dec 18, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Dec 18, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Black Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 2, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Oct 2, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Aug 10, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 10, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 4, 2014	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 4, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Tenured 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 -
Aug 9, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 15, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Oct 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 18, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 18, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 2, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Dec 2, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Jul 4, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 4, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Apr 11, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Apr 11, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Dec 16, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Dec 16, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 17, 2016	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Feb 17, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time 1.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 23, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1.7 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 23, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 5, 2015	Revise and resubmit	Graduate student	1.7 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Feb 5, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 29, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	1.7 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 29, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 23, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 7, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 7, 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 -
Oct 26, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Oct 26, 2011 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 -
Sep 21, 2018	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 21, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 6 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 5, 2009	Conditional acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Oct 5, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 2, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 2, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 2, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 2, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
May 13, 2013	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted May 13, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -