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	Response time	Comment quality
Jul 3, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2.2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 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 -
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 7, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 7, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 23, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 23, 2010 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 29, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 29, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other 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 21, 2012	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Dec 21, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
Sep 27, 2010	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 27, 2010 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 -
Aug 12, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 12, 2019 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 -
Apr 4, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 4, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 6, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 6, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured 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 23, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 23, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty 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 -
Dec 2, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Dec 2, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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, 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 -
May 18, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted May 18, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time 20 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 9, 2009 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 20, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 20, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
Mar 19, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 19, 2015 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 -
May 12, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted May 12, 2010 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 8, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 8, 2009 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 -
Jul 12, 2011	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 12, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 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 14, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 14, 2010 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 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 -
Dec 14, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Dec 14, 2015 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 -
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 -
Sep 25, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 25, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
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 -
Sep 23, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.6 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 23, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 27, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 27, 2010 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 -
Mar 19, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 19, 2014 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 -
Feb 17, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Feb 17, 2011 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 -
Jan 18, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 18, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
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 -
Jun 25, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 25, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
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 -
Jun 12, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 12, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 26, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 26, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
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 -
Mar 10, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 10, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 23, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 23, 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 -
Sep 3, 2014	Rejection	Other	1 month	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 3, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 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 -
Aug 11, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 11, 2010 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 -
Mar 22, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 22, 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 11, 2015	Rejection	Other	1 month	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted May 11, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 27, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 27, 2013 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 17, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -