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
Dec 25, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Dec 25, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time 6.5 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 15, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 -
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 -
Oct 29, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Oct 29, 2013 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 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 -
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 -
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 -
Sep 3, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	6 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 3, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status 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 -
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 -
Apr 22, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	5.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 22, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 5.5 months Publication time 12 months 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 -
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.
Apr 24, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 24, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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 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 -
Jun 11, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 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 -
Feb 2, 2024	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Feb 2, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Sep 17, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 17, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
Mar 20, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	7 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 20, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 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 -
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)	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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -