Philosophy and Public Affairs

Overall acceptance rate

8.54%

Average response time

1.7 months

Average publicaton time

3.3 months

Average number of reviewers

1.4

Comment quality

Submissions with comments

29.88%

Overall experience with editors

Initial Verdicts

164

Acceptances

2 (1.22%)

Rejections

148 (90.24%)

Revise and resubmits

11 (6.71%)

Conditional acceptances

3 (1.83%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

Revised/conditional verdicts

Acceptances

12 (85.71%)

Rejections

2 (14.29%)

Withdraws

0 (0.00%)

	Submitted	Verdict	Professional status	Response time	Comment quality
Mar 8, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Mar 8, 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jan 13, 2024	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 13, 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 12, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 12, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Nov 30, 2023	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 30, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 23, 2023	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Non-tenure track faculty	4.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 23, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 4.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 6, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	0.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 6, 2023 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 -
Nov 6, 2023	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 6, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
Sep 6, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 6, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 20, 2023	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 20, 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 -
Apr 23, 2023	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 23, 2023 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
Dec 1, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 1, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Nov 28, 2022	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Other	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 28, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Other Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Sep 16, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 16, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 5, 2022	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 5, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity Middle Eastern/North African Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 1, 2022	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 1, 2022 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 19, 2022	Rejection	Adjunct	2.3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 19, 2022 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Adjunct Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 9, 2022	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 9, 2022 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 7, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 7, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection 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 -
Aug 19, 2021	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.7 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 19, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Feb 21, 2021	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	0.7 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 21, 2021 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Nov 13, 2020	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 13, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 11, 2020	Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 11, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance May 9, 2020 Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 4, 2020	Acceptance	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 4, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time 1 month Date of acceptance Mar 6, 2020 Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 13, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 13, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Feb 19, 2020	Conditional acceptance Acceptance	Graduate student	1.3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 19, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Conditional acceptance Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Prefer not to answer Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers 2 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 18, 2020	Rejection	Graduate student	5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 18, 2020 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
Dec 9, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 9, 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 1 Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 23, 2019	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 23, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Prefer not to answer Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 15, 2019	Rejection	Graduate student	0.7 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 15, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 7, 2019	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 7, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Apr 30, 2019	Rejection	Other	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 30, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter
Apr 30, 2019	Rejection	Other	1.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 30, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Female 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 20, 2019	Rejection	Tenured faculty	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 20, 2019 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
Dec 4, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.1 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 4, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.1 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter Quick turnaround but without comments nothing useful to go on
Jun 21, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 21, 2018 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 -
Apr 8, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 8, 2018 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 -
Apr 8, 2018	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 8, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Feb 8, 2018	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 8, 2018 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 -
Jan 10, 2018	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 10, 2018 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Jun 1, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	7 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 1, 2016 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 - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 19, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 19, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
May 3, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 3, 2016 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 -
Apr 20, 2016	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 20, 2016 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 -
Mar 4, 2016	Rejection	Graduate student	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Mar 4, 2016 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity Asian Response time 3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 28, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 28, 2015 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 -
Aug 19, 2015	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 19, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
Aug 14, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 14, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Aug 7, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.9 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 7, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.9 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 13, 2015	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 13, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 10, 2015	Rejection	Other	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 10, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 2 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -