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
30
Acceptances
19 (63.33%)
Rejections
11 (36.67%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Oct 5, 2009
Conditional acceptance  
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
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
-
Jun 12, 2015
Revise and resubmit  
Graduate student
1 month
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
-
Feb 5, 2015
Revise and resubmit  
Graduate student
1.7 months
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
-
Mar 28, 2015
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
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
-
Jun 7, 2016
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Jun 7, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 21, 2020
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Sep 21, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 17, 2022
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
3.5 months
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
-
Oct 1, 2010
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenure track faculty
4 months
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
-
May 13, 2013
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
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
-
Sep 16, 2013
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
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
-
Jun 16, 2015
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenured faculty
18 months
-
Submitted
Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
18 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
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
-
Oct 12, 2015
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
14.5 months
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
-
Mar 6, 2014
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
3.5 months
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
-
May 24, 2012
Rejection
Graduate student
0.1 months
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
-
Jul 23, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
1.7 months
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
-
Jan 23, 2018
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
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
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
-
Sep 29, 2015
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
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
-
Oct 26, 2011
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
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
-
Oct 14, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Oct 14, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 3, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
2.2 months
Submitted
Jul 3, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.2 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
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
-
Sep 20, 2014
Rejection
Other
0.5 months
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
-
Apr 26, 2018
Rejection
Graduate student
-
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 1, 2012
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
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
-
Oct 2, 2015
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
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
-
May 18, 2016
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
4.7 months
Submitted
May 18, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
4.7 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
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
-
Nov 25, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
2.8 months
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
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
-
Sep 5, 2022
Rejection
Graduate student
0.5 months
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
-
Jan 2, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
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
-
Dec 22, 2012
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Dec 22, 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
-
Mar 12, 2018
Rejection
Graduate student
0.7 months
-
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
-
Dec 15, 2016
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Dec 15, 2016
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 2, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
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
-
Feb 3, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
4 months
Submitted
Feb 3, 2015
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
-
Feb 28, 2023
Rejection
Tenured faculty
4 months
-
Submitted
Feb 28, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
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
If you are rejecting papers after four months with no comments, then you are not doing your job properly.
Apr 23, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
-
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
-
Jun 7, 2016
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
-
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
-
Jun 23, 2023
Rejection
Graduate student
0.2 months
-
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
Dec 16, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
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
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
-
Jul 8, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
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
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 25, 2011
Rejection
Graduate student
2 months
Submitted
Aug 25, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 26, 2012
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
3.5 months
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
-
Oct 31, 2013
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3 months
Submitted
Oct 31, 2013
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
-
Nov 8, 2012
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
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
-