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
Jun 12, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	4.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 12, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino White Response time 4.5 months Publication time 11 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 17, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2 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 Public Affairs 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 -
Aug 4, 2014	Rejection	Other	1.8 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 4, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Other Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
Aug 20, 2014	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Tenure track faculty	3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 20, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 3 months Publication time 2 months Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Sep 24, 2014	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 24, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 17, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 17, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Dec 12, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 12, 2014 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 -
Dec 27, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 27, 2014 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 13, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Mar 13, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female 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 17, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Mar 17, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 23, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 23, 2015 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 -
May 3, 2015	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	3.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 3, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 3.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 30, 2015	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 30, 2015 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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 -
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
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
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -