British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Overall acceptance rate

24.24%

Average response time

2.5 months

Average publicaton time

11.9 months

Average number of reviewers

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

77.27%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

132

Acceptances

2 (1.52%)

Rejections

90 (68.18%)

Revise and resubmits

34 (25.76%)

Conditional acceptances

6 (4.55%)

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
Aug 23, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 23, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jul 18, 2025	Rejection	Independent scholar	0.5 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 18, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Independent scholar 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 -
Jul 14, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jul 14, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 21, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	2.3 months		-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 21, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Dec 6, 2024	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Dec 6, 2024 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 -
Nov 7, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 7, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 28, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 28, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 12, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 12, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 27, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 27, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Black Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 22, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Feb 22, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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
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 -
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 -
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, 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 -
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 -
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 -
Sep 4, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 4, 2019 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
Sep 4, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 4, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - 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 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 -
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 -
Aug 22, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 22, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 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 -
Jun 8, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.7 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 8, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 8, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.7 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jun 8, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 15, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.6 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted May 15, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 1, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted May 1, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 8, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Apr 8, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 months 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 -
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 -
Jan 29, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 29, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 27, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Jan 27, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - 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 -
Sep 21, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2.7 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Sep 21, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.7 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 -
Aug 14, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	0.2 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 14, 2015 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 -
Aug 14, 2015	Rejection	Other	0.1 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Aug 14, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other 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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Mar 24, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Mar 24, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 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 -
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 -
Nov 23, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 23, 2014 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 19, 2014	Rejection	Other	0.2 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 19, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 10, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months	-
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 10, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Nov 5, 2014	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Nov 5, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -
Oct 15, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Submitted Oct 15, 2014 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 -
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 -