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
Nov 30, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 30, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) 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 -
Feb 5, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 5, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 29, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 29, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.8 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 -
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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) 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 -
Dec 6, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 6, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jan 3, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 3, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student 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 -
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 -
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 -
Feb 11, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	0.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 11, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.8 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 14, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 14, 2013 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 2, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1.7 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 2, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
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 -
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 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 -
Oct 8, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Oct 8, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months 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 -
Nov 10, 2009	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 10, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month 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	Graduate student	1.9 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data) 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 -
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 -
Jun 8, 2010	Revise and resubmit Acceptance	Graduate student	1.3 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 8, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Revise and resubmit Acceptance Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity Hispanic/Latina/Latino White Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 17, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Oct 17, 2013 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 -
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 -
Jun 6, 2014	Rejection	Graduate student	1.6 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 6, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.6 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - 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 -
Jan 16, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 16, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Nov 17, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	2.3 months		-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 17, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 2.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors - Comments from submitter -
May 12, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 12, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months 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 -
May 18, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 18, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male 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 -
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 -
Dec 20, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1.1 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 20, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.1 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 -
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 -
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 -
Dec 20, 2013	Rejection	Graduate student	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Dec 20, 2013 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 -
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 -
Aug 3, 2011	Rejection	Graduate student	1.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 3, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 months 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 -
Jan 25, 2012	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 25, 2012 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 24, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 24, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Graduate student Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
May 28, 2010	Rejection	Graduate student	2.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 28, 2010 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 4, 2011	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 4, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1 month Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jul 26, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 26, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-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 -
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 -