Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

Overall acceptance rate

14.87%

Average response time

2.5 months

Average publicaton time

5.1 months

Average number of reviewers

1.3

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

34.55%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

437

Acceptances

24 (5.49%)

Rejections

359 (82.15%)

Revise and resubmits

47 (10.76%)

Conditional acceptances

6 (1.37%)

Withdraws

1 (0.23%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

41 (85.42%)

Rejections

7 (14.58%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
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 -
Jan 13, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	3.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 13, 2016 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 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.
Feb 16, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.8 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 16, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 1, 2016	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3.7 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 1, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.7 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 -
Apr 17, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 25, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 25, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty 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 -
May 8, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 8, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 6, 2015	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jul 6, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 28, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 28, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Black Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 30, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 30, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 22, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 22, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 27, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 27, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 3, 2026	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 3, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 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 -
Feb 4, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 4, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Aug 9, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Aug 9, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 7, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 7, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 11, 2026	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 11, 2026 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 - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 28, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 28, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 29, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 29, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 12, 2025	Rejection	Graduate student	3.5 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 12, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Jun 11, 2026	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jun 11, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter 'Exceptionally busy'
Apr 17, 2025	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 17, 2025 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 14, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 14, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 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	Other	3.5 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 19, 2026	Rejection	Graduate student	3.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 19, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Apr 21, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 31, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	3.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 31, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 18, 2026	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 18, 2026 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3.2 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	Other	3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Sep 3, 2009	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Sep 3, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 24, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 24, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Mar 30, 2012	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 30, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 3, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenured faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jul 3, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 21, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Nov 19, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	3 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Nov 19, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jan 21, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 17, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 25, 2011	Revise and resubmit Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 25, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 8, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jul 8, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Mar 19, 2025	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Mar 19, 2025 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Sep 5, 2012	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Sep 5, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 6, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 6, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 21, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Apr 21, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 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)	Acceptance	Other	3 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 29, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted May 29, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Feb 27, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Feb 27, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 28, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Submitted Jan 28, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -