Philosophers' Imprint

Overall acceptance rate
8.26%
Average response time
1.9 months
Average publicaton time
8.3 months
Average number of reviewers
1.5
Comment quality
Submissions with comments
31.62%
Overall experience with editors
Initial Verdicts
351
Acceptances
6 (1.71%)
Rejections
311 (88.60%)
Revise and resubmits
34 (9.69%)
Conditional acceptances
0 (0.00%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Revised/conditional verdicts
31
Acceptances
23 (74.19%)
Rejections
8 (25.81%)
Withdraws
0 (0.00%)
Submitted Verdict Professional status Response time Comment quality Experience with editors
Jun 3, 2023
Rejection
Tenured faculty
8.5 months
Submitted
Jun 3, 2023
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
8.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
After six months of no verdict, I wrote to inquire and received no reply. I wrote again after seven months and received no reply. After eight months I wrote again and received the reply that my earlier emails must have gone to spam. After 8.5 months I received a rejection. I was given access to only one of the two reports that had been submitted. The reviewer gave no thought to the contribution my paper might be making but tried very hard to think up lots of questions that they could have answered for themselves (e.g. five different hypotheses about who my opponent might be).
Mar 30, 2011
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Mar 30, 2011
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
-
May 8, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
0.8 months
-
Submitted
May 8, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 16, 2018
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
5 months
Submitted
May 16, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Black
Response time
5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 11, 2009
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Nov 11, 2009
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 28, 2022
Rejection
Graduate student
3 months
-
Submitted
Oct 28, 2022
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
1
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Dec 5, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Dec 5, 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
-
May 6, 2015
Rejection
Tenured faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
May 6, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 15, 2022
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
5.7 months
Submitted
Mar 15, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
5.7 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 24, 2012
Rejection
Tenured faculty
6 months
Submitted
Apr 24, 2012
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenured faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
6 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 10, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
1.8 months
-
Submitted
Nov 10, 2015
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
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Apr 30, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1.1 months
-
Submitted
Apr 30, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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 20, 2016
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
2 months
-
Submitted
Jan 20, 2016
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
-
Mar 31, 2021
Rejection
Graduate student
9 months
Submitted
Mar 31, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
9 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
2
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Aug 23, 2010
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Aug 23, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Dec 18, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2.5 months
-
Submitted
Dec 18, 2012
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
-
Mar 27, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1 months
-
Submitted
Mar 27, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Sep 24, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Sep 24, 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
-
Apr 15, 2014
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Apr 15, 2014
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
-
May 15, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
0.5 months
-
Submitted
May 15, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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
-
Oct 28, 2013
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Oct 28, 2013
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
-
Jul 8, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Jul 8, 2014
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
-
Jul 29, 2014
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
0.8 months
-
Submitted
Jul 29, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Oct 28, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Oct 28, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
person of color
Response time
1.5 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
-
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
-
May 27, 2014
Rejection
Other
1 month
-
Submitted
May 27, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Other
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jan 27, 2010
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
Submitted
Jan 27, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-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
-
Jun 28, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
1.2 months
-
Submitted
Jun 28, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Female
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
1.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 4, 2015
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Jul 4, 2015
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
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 27, 2012
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Sep 27, 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
-
Jul 26, 2013
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Jul 26, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track 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
-
May 10, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
May 10, 2013
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
-
Dec 4, 2018
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Dec 4, 2018
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Female
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, 2022
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.2 months
-
Submitted
Jul 6, 2022
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
0.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
Oct 24, 2021
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
0.5 months
-
Submitted
Oct 24, 2021
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
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
-
Aug 12, 2009
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Aug 12, 2009
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
-
May 28, 2014
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
May 28, 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
-
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1.1 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
Female
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 month
-
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 month
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 28, 2014
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
2 months
-
Submitted
May 28, 2014
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Non-tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
Asian
Response time
2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Nov 4, 2009
Rejection
Tenured faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
Nov 4, 2009
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
-
May 12, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
3.8 months
Submitted
May 12, 2013
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
3.8 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 7, 2024
Rejection
Graduate student
0.1 months
-
Submitted
Mar 7, 2024
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
-
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
0.1 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
1
Comment quality
-
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Jul 31, 2018
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Jul 31, 2018
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 11, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
1 month
-
Submitted
Nov 11, 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 2, 2010
Rejection
Graduate student
2.2 months
Submitted
Aug 2, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Graduate student
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
-
Response time
2.2 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
May 7, 2012
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
1 month
-
Submitted
May 7, 2012
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
-
Jan 29, 2010
Rejection
Tenure track faculty
4.5 months
Submitted
Jan 29, 2010
Submitted by
Verdict
Rejection
Professional status
Tenure track faculty
Gender
Male
Race/ethnicity
White
Response time
4.5 months
Publication time
-
Date of acceptance
-
Number of reviewers
-
Comment quality
Experience with editors
Comments from submitter
-
Mar 10, 2013
Rejection
Non-tenure track faculty
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Mar 10, 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
-
Oct 30, 2013
Rejection
Graduate student
1.5 months
-
Submitted
Oct 30, 2013
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
-