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
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 -
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 -
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 -
Mar 28, 2015	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 28, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 28, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 28, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 11 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 25, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2.8 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 25, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.8 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 -
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
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 -
Dec 16, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Dec 16, 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 -
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 16, 2013	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 16, 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 -
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 8, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 8, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 7, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	6 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 7, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 18, 2011	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 18, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection 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 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 -
May 26, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted May 26, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 19, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 19, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
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 -
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 -
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.
Aug 30, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 30, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
May 10, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted May 10, 2019 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 6, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 6, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 11, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Apr 11, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 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 -
Jul 7, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 7, 2014 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 - 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 -
Mar 6, 2014	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 6, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 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 -
Mar 26, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Mar 26, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
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 -
Jul 2, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 2, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 17, 2022	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 17, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 26, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Nov 26, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 6, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jul 6, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -
Jan 8, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 8, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Oct 12, 2015	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	14.5 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Oct 12, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 14.5 months 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 -
Aug 14, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 14, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 29, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 29, 2021 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 -
Aug 19, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 19, 2013 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 -
Jan 27, 2010	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Jan 27, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 27 months 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 1, 2010	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Oct 1, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status 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 -
Aug 12, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.3 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Aug 12, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 22, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	7 months
Journal British Journal for the History of Philosophy Submitted Sep 22, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 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 -