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
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 -
Sep 25, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 25, 2022 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 -
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 -
Jun 8, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 8, 2016 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 -
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 -
Aug 10, 2009	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 10, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 25, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted May 25, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 14, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	6 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 14, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Indigenous North, Central or South American White Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 10, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 10, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 1, 2019	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted May 1, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 24, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 24, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Nov 23, 2022	Rejection	Adjunct	5.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 23, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 5.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
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 -
Jun 26, 2012	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	12 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 26, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 12 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 11, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 11, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 11, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 11, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 12, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.1 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 12, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.1 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 -
Jul 27, 2022	Rejection	Other	3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 27, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 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 -
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 -
Sep 24, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 24, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 5, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 5, 2013 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 -
Jun 24, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 24, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 3, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 3, 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 -
Feb 24, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 24, 2016 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 - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 2, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 2, 2013 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 -
Dec 4, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 4, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 5, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months		-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 5, 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 -
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 -
Aug 23, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 23, 2023 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 24, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.8 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 24, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Oct 2, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	3.3 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 2, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3.3 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 -
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 -
Apr 16, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 16, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 7, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 7, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Oct 30, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Oct 30, 2023 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 -
Dec 12, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3.7 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 12, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 19, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 19, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -