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
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
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 -
Apr 1, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 1, 2010 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 -
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 -
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 -
Nov 12, 2010	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	0.7 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 12, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 0.7 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Oct 31, 2013	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Oct 31, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 1, 2009 (This date is estimated due to lack of submission data)	Rejection	Tenured faculty	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 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 -
Sep 3, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 3, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Sep 3, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 3, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
Feb 1, 2013	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Feb 1, 2013 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 -
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 -
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 -
Apr 5, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 5, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
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 -
Sep 10, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.3 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 10, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender - Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.3 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality - Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 1, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 1, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Non-tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 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 -
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 -
Sep 15, 2009	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1 month	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 15, 2009 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 -
Jul 28, 2011	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 28, 2011 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 2.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Jun 4, 2014	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jun 4, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jul 16, 2010	Rejection	Tenured faculty	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jul 16, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Male Race/ethnicity - Response time - 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 -
Aug 26, 2009	Rejection	Tenured faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Aug 26, 2009 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured 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 27, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 27, 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 -
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 -
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 -
Jan 13, 2014	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Jan 13, 2014 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 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 -
May 10, 2010	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.5 months
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted May 10, 2010 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 months Publication time - Date of acceptance - Number of reviewers - Comment quality Experience with editors Comments from submitter -
Apr 17, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.8 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 17, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty 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 -
Sep 11, 2012	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 11, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status 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 -
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 -
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 -
Sep 11, 2012	Rejection	Tenured faculty	1.5 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Sep 11, 2012 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenured faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity - Response time 1.5 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 -
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
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 -
Nov 8, 2013	Rejection	Tenure track faculty	1.3 months	-	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Nov 8, 2013 Submitted by - Verdict Rejection Professional status Tenure track faculty Gender Female Race/ethnicity White Response time 1.3 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 -
Apr 3, 2014	Rejection	Non-tenure track faculty	2 months	-
Journal Philosophy and Public Affairs Submitted Apr 3, 2014 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 -