Ethics

Overall acceptance rate

9.26%

Average response time

2.2 months

Average publicaton time

7.6 months

Average number of reviewers

1.8

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

47.04%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

270

Acceptances

3 (1.11%)

Rejections

224 (82.96%)

Revise and resubmits

43 (15.93%)

Conditional acceptances

0 (0.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

22 (55.00%)

Rejections

18 (45.00%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Aug 16, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	0.1 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 16, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.1 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 -
Apr 11, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 11, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 5, 2011	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 5, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit 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 -
Jul 16, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2.3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 16, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 9, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 9, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 9, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 9, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 28, 2022	Rejection	Tenured faculty	6 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 28, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 27, 2023	Acceptance	Graduate student	6.9 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 27, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6.9 months Publication time 6.6 months Date of acceptance Mar 13, 2023 Number of reviewers 2 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 -
Dec 22, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	6.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 22, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 6.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 10, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 10, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Feb 16, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 16, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 15, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 15, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Aug 15, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 15, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 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 -
Aug 9, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 15, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 15, 2012 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 -
Mar 3, 2011	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 3, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Dec 23, 2018	Rejection	Independent scholar	7 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 23, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Independent scholar Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Aug 15, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 15, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 21, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 21, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 12, 2009	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 12, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 30, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 30, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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 21, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 21, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 22, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 22, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Aug 10, 2009	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 10, 2009 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 -
Oct 9, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.8 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 9, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Jan 15, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 15, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 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	3.5 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 3.5 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	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 -
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 -
Jan 21, 2014	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 26, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 26, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female 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, 2020	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.7 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 10, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 25, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 25, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Black Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 7, 2021	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 7, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 25, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 25, 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 -
Aug 30, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 30, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino White Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 11, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 11, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.3 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 -
Nov 22, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 22, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 25, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 25, 2015 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 -
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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) 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 -
Jan 30, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	-	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 30, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time - Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Mar 9, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 9, 2015 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 -
Mar 28, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 28, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 4, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 4, 2018 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 -
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 -