Mind and Language

Overall acceptance rate
15.49%
Average response time
5 months
Average publicaton time
12.7 months
Average number of reviewers
1.9
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
63.38%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
71
Acceptances
2 (2.82%)
Rejections
52 (73.24%)
Revise and resubmits
15 (21.13%)
Conditional acceptances
1 (1.41%)
Withdraws
1 (1.41%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
12
Acceptances
9 (75.00%)
Rejections
3 (25.00%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Mar 29, 2023
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
-
Submitted
Mar 29, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 17, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
-
Submitted
Jun 17, 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
-
Jul 5, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Jul 5, 2012
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
-
Jan 22, 2014
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
-
Submitted
Jan 22, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 18, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
-
-
-
Submitted
Jun 18, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
-
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 2, 2015
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Feb 2, 2015
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
-
Jul 27, 2010
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Jul 27, 2010
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
-
Aug 9, 2009
Revise and resubmit  
Tenured faculty
7 months
-
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 9, 2009
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
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 9, 2009
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.1 months
-
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
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
-
Aug 9, 2009
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Aug 9, 2009
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
-
Mar 13, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Mar 13, 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
-
Feb 8, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Feb 8, 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
-
Oct 15, 2009
Rejection
Graduate student
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Oct 15, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
Apr 25, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Apr 25, 2014
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
-
Nov 2, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
3.5 months
-
Submitted
Nov 2, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 3, 2014
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3.3 months
-
Submitted
Oct 3, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3.3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 21, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
0.5 months
-
Submitted
May 21, 2010
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
-
Mar 1, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Mar 1, 2013
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
-
Aug 19, 2022
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.1 months
-
-
Submitted
Aug 19, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
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
-
Feb 18, 2010
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Feb 18, 2010
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
-
Aug 3, 2011
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
9 months
-
Submitted
Aug 3, 2011
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
9 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 29, 2009
Rejection
Graduate student
0.3 months
-
Submitted
Oct 29, 2009
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 22, 2025
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Sep 22, 2025
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 4, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Mar 4, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 15, 2020
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
6.5 months
Submitted
Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
6.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 9, 2009
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
7 months
Submitted
Nov 9, 2009
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
7 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
5 months
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
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 30, 2011
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Jul 30, 2011
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
-
Nov 8, 2013
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Nov 8, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 3, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
13 months
Submitted
Mar 3, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
13 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 19, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
12 months
Submitted
Jul 19, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
12 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
3 months
-
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
3 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 4, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Nov 4, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
May 28, 2012
Withdraw
Tenured faculty
11.5 months
Submitted
May 28, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Withdraw
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
11.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 6, 2012
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
8 months
Submitted
Jul 6, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 6, 2020
Rejection
Tenured faculty
6 months
Submitted
Apr 6, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic/Latina/Latino
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 3, 2026
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Mar 3, 2026
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
-
Mar 26, 2024
Rejection
Adjunct
6 months
Submitted
Mar 26, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Adjunct
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
3
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 14, 2023
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
3.5 months
-
Submitted
Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
-
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
-
Dec 23, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
9 months
Submitted
Dec 23, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
9 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 2, 2018
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Dec 2, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  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
-
Oct 4, 2015
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Graduate student
-
-
Submitted
Oct 4, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Acceptance
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
-
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
-
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 26, 2014
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Tenure track faculty
6 months
Submitted
Sep 26, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jun 11, 2020
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
Submitted
Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
Comments were a study in contrast - one set perceptive and helpful, the other meandering and unclear.
Feb 4, 2012
Rejection
Tenured faculty
6 months
Submitted
Feb 4, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 12, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
Submitted
Oct 12, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 23, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
11 months
Submitted
Jan 23, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
11 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Feb 25, 2018
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Graduate student
8 months
Submitted
Feb 25, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Revise and resubmit  Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 22, 2023
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2.8 months
Submitted
Nov 22, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
2.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter