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
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 -
Jan 19, 2010	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 19, 2010 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 - 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jul 3, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 3, 2014 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 -
Apr 16, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 16, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 24, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 24, 2014 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 -
May 4, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted May 4, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 28, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 28, 2009 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 -
Apr 16, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 16, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
Sep 16, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 16, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 17, 2015	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 22, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 22, 2012 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 -
Aug 14, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 14, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
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
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 -
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
Jan 30, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 30, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Dec 17, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Dec 17, 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 -
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 -
Jun 16, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	0 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jun 16, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 22, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 22, 2012 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 -
Nov 26, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.7 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 26, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 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 -
Apr 24, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Apr 24, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 5 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 -
Sep 18, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Sep 18, 2012 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 -
Aug 30, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Aug 30, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict 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 -
Feb 12, 2016	Rejection	Other	0.9 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Feb 12, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 5, 2018	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 5, 2018 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 -
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
Mar 22, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	0.7 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Mar 22, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.7 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 -
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 -
Nov 30, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Nov 30, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
Jul 16, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.6 months
Journal Ethics Submitted Jul 16, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 5, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Ethics Submitted Jan 5, 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 -
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 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 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 -
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 -
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 -