Ethics

Overall acceptance rate

8.65%

Average response time

2.2 months

Average publicaton time

7.6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.7

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

47.06%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

289

Acceptances

3 (1.04%)

Rejections

242 (83.74%)

Revise and resubmits

44 (15.22%)

Conditional acceptances

0 (0.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

22 (53.66%)

Rejections

19 (46.34%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Aug 12, 2009	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 12, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 16, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 16, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 6, 2015	Rejection	Other	1.1 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 6, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.1 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	Non-tenure track faculty	1.1 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 25, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.1 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 25, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino White Response time 1.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 2, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1.1 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 2, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.1 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	Graduate student	1.1 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Feb 9, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	1.2 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 9, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 1, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 1, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.2 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)	Rejection	Other	1.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 24, 2017	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 24, 2017 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 17, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 9, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 9, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 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	Graduate student	1.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 12, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 12, 2011 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 -
Sep 1, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 1, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jun 5, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 5, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 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	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 20, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 20, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 23, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 23, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 10, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 10, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Aug 16, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 16, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 9, 2015	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 9, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status 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 -
Mar 26, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 26, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Mar 15, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 15, 2013 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 -
Mar 18, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 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 -
Jun 12, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 12, 2020 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 12, 2011	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 12, 2011 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 -
Sep 8, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 8, 2011 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 -
Jul 18, 2019	Rejection	Other	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 18, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 16, 2019	Rejection	Other	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 16, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 20, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 20, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 10, 2022	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 10, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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
Nov 29, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 29, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity Welsh Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 5, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 5, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Apr 22, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 22, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 14, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 14, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
Mar 29, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	1.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 29, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	1.7 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jul 18, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	1.7 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 18, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 21, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 4, 2022	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 4, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 20, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	1.8 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 20, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 28, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	1.8 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 28, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 28, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.8 months
Journal Ethics Submitted May 28, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 27, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 27, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 27, 2013	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 27, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 15 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 17, 2014	Rejection	Other	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Nov 23, 2011	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 23, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Aug 20, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 20, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -