Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

Overall acceptance rate

15.25%

Average response time

2.5 months

Average publicaton time

5.7 months

Average number of reviewers

1.4

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

35.14%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

387

Acceptances

22 (5.68%)

Rejections

315 (81.40%)

Revise and resubmits

44 (11.37%)

Conditional acceptances

5 (1.29%)

Withdraws

1 (0.26%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

37 (84.09%)

Rejections

7 (15.91%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
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
Apr 29, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 29, 2020 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 -
Apr 16, 2020	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.9 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 16, 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 -
Mar 26, 2020	Rejection	Adjunct	2.2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 26, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct 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 -
Mar 11, 2020	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Mar 1, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 1, 2020 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 -
Feb 14, 2020	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 14, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Feb 12, 2020	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 12, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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 -
May 28, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 28, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
May 3, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 3, 2019 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 -
Apr 29, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 29, 2019 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 -
Apr 28, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 28, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty 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 -
Apr 19, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 19, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
Mar 31, 2019	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2.3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 31, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 25, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 25, 2019 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 -
Mar 22, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 22, 2019 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 -
Mar 5, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 5, 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Jan 11, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	2.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 11, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Pacific Islander Other race/ethnicity Response time 2.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter