Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

Overall acceptance rate

15.35%

Average response time

2.5 months

Average publicaton time

5.1 months

Average number of reviewers

1.4

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

35.40%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

404

Acceptances

23 (5.69%)

Rejections

329 (81.44%)

Revise and resubmits

45 (11.14%)

Conditional acceptances

6 (1.49%)

Withdraws

1 (0.25%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

39 (84.78%)

Rejections

7 (15.22%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Aug 6, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	7 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Aug 6, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 24, 2024	Acceptance	Tenured faculty	0.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jul 24, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.5 months Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance Nov 30, 2023 Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 6, 2024	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.9 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jun 6, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 22, 2024	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 22, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
May 19, 2024	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 19, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter Minor revision. Acceptance about 3 weeks thereafter. Speedy processing.
May 1, 2024	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 1, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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
Apr 8, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	1.9 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 8, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 24, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 24, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 24, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 24, 2024 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 -
Mar 4, 2024	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 4, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 Desk reject with no comments.
Feb 10, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 10, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 23, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 23, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jan 21, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2.4 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 21, 2024 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 2.4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Dec 25, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Dec 25, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Dec 4, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Dec 4, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 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 Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 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 -
Jun 14, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	4 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jun 14, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 4 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 28, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 28, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 16, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	3.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 16, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 3 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter I think that more than three months is a bit too long for a desk rejection.
Mar 16, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 16, 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
Feb 23, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 23, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Feb 20, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 20, 2023 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 -
Feb 18, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 18, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 17, 2023	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 17, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 17, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 17, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 10, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 10, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 28, 2023	Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 28, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance Jan 25, 2023 Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 13, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 13, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 13, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 13, 2023 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 -
Jan 11, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 11, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track 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 -
Apr 27, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 27, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 16, 2022	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 16, 2022 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 -
Apr 14, 2022	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 14, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Apr 4, 2022	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 4, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track 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 -
Mar 24, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 24, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 31, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 31, 2022 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
Jan 21, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 21, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jan 20, 2022	Rejection	Adjunct	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 20, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct 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 -
May 20, 2021	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 20, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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 -
Apr 11, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	4.5 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 11, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter
Apr 1, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 1, 2021 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 - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Mar 21, 2021	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 21, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 10, 2021	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 10, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 5, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 5, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Jan 23, 2021	Rejection	Adjunct	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 23, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct 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 -
Jan 21, 2021	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 21, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 23, 2020	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.9 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jul 23, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jun 11, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	9 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jun 11, 2020 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter Waited 9 months. The report was almost verbatim a report I had previously waited 8 months for at a different journal. Editorial staff only responded to my emails selectively.
May 27, 2020	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 27, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 21, 2020	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 21, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance 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