Philosophical Studies

Overall acceptance rate

21.09%

Average response time

4.2 months

Average publicaton time

8.4 months

Average number of reviewers

1.6

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

71.02%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

697

Acceptances

46 (6.60%)

Rejections

536 (76.90%)

Revise and resubmits

84 (12.05%)

Conditional acceptances

28 (4.02%)

Withdraws

3 (0.43%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

125

Acceptances

101 (80.80%)

Rejections

24 (19.20%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Oct 27, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Oct 27, 2024 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 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 27, 2024	Rejection	Independent scholar	3 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 27, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Independent scholar 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 -
Aug 16, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 16, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Aug 12, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	13 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 12, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 13 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 5, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	7 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 5, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Other race/ethnicity Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 4, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	8 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 4, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 23, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jul 23, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 26, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted May 26, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 5, 2024	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	9 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted May 5, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 1, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted May 1, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Apr 24, 2024	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	11 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Apr 24, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 20, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	10 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Apr 20, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 10 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 9, 2024	Rejection	Adjunct	11 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Apr 9, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 5, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	14 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Apr 5, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 14 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 26, 2024	Rejection	Other	3 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Mar 26, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 18, 2024	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenured faculty	6 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Mar 18, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female 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 17, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Mar 17, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
Mar 9, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Mar 9, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 6, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	8 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Mar 6, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 1, 2024	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Mar 1, 2024 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter I don't know why it still takes Jennifer Lackey, the Editor-in-Cheif, such a long time to deliver the verdict weeks after the sectional editor made his decision.
Feb 21, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	10 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Feb 21, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 10 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 11, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	7.5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Feb 11, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 7.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 30, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	4.5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jan 30, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jan 25, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	8 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jan 25, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 8, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.3 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jan 8, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
Dec 25, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Dec 25, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 4, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months		-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Dec 4, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Nov 30, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Nov 30, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Nov 15, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	13 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Nov 15, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 13 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Nov 5, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	90 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Nov 5, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 90 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 18, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	4 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Oct 18, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 10, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	15 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Oct 10, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 15 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 29, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	11 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Sep 29, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 23, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Sep 23, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 1, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	1.6 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Sep 1, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 30, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 30, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Aug 29, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	12.5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 29, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 12.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 29, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	10.5 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 29, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 10.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 25, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	6 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 25, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 25, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	8 months	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 25, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 14, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 14, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Aug 10, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	11 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Aug 10, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 11 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 11, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jul 11, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jul 6, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jul 6, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 0.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 22, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	5.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jun 22, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 5.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 19, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jun 19, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 12, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	4 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jun 12, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jun 5, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	2.9 months		-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted Jun 5, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 30, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	6 months
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted May 30, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student 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
May 13, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophical Studies Submitted May 13, 2023 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 -