British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Overall acceptance rate

25.60%

Average response time

2.5 months

Average publicaton time

11.9 months

Average number of reviewers

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

77.60%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

125

Acceptances

2 (1.60%)

Rejections

83 (66.40%)

Revise and resubmits

34 (27.20%)

Conditional acceptances

6 (4.80%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

30 (81.08%)

Rejections

7 (18.92%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 7, 2011	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 7, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity european Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 18, 2015	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 18, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time 12 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 30, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted May 30, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 27, 2010	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 27, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 1, 2021	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 1, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African White Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 1, 2021	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 1, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 9, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Feb 9, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 17, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 17, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 27, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.4 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 27, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter Their office closes at various times of the year (Winter and Summer holidays), so try to find that out before you submit! Otherwise this leads to greater delays than you might expect.
Jul 25, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 25, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 16, 2017	Revise and resubmit	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Dec 16, 2017 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 12, 2012	Revise and resubmit	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 12, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 27, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 27, 2012 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 10, 2012	Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 10, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time - Publication time 11 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 7, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 7, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 25, 2020	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 25, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Aug 9, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -
Aug 9, 2009	Acceptance	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time 24 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 23, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Oct 23, 2013 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 24, 2015	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 24, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Other	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -