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In 2024, the PJIP conducted an ‘Operations’ survey where we asked philosophy journals about the number of submissions received, acceptance rates, R&R rates, comments provided, average length of review for submissions that are desk rejected, average length of review for submissions that are externally reviewed, the average time from acceptance to publication, and information about reviewers (for the 2023 calendar year). The journal’s responses have now been incorporated into the PJIP directory and ranking index. Participation 17 journals participated in the survey. They were, in alphabetical order: Analysis, Australasian Journal of Logic, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Croatian Journal of Philosophy, Estudios de Filosofia, ETHICS, European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, Film-Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, Mind, Perseitas, Philosophy of Medicine, Polis, Public Affairs Quarterly, THEORIA (Spain), and Theoria. A Swedish journal of philosophy. We also collected statistics from 33 journals that provide them on their websites. This included: The Philosophical Review, Nous, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Ergo, European Journal of Philosophy, Inquiry, Ratio, Analytic Philosophy, Southern Journal of Philosophy, International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Disputatio, Philosophies, Res Philosophica, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Journal of Social Philosophy, Philosophy and Public Affairs, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Kairos. Journal of Philosophy and Science, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Journal of the History of Philosophy, History of European Ideas, Mathematical Logic Quarterly, Heythrop Journal, International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, Asian Philosophy, Mind and Language, Philosophical Psychology, Philosophical Explorations, Metaphysics Journal, Social Epistemology, Comparative and Continental Philosophy, Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. As a result the PJIP now contains the operational statistics of 60 philosophy journals. the Results To start with it is worth noting that while we have data about 60 individual journals, we do not have the results for every question for each journal. For some metrics the results are based on a limited number of responses simply because journals do not have access to pertinent data. That said, some notable results are presented below. 1. Acceptance Rates We collected the acceptance rates for 50 journals. The average acceptance rate was 21.1%. The Ethics (1.5%), the Philosophical Review (2.2%), and Philosophy and Public Affairs (3.3%) had the lowest acceptance rates. 2. Number of Submissions We collected the number of submissions for 24 journals. The average number of submissions was 278 and the total number reported was 6,681. Ergo (897), Analysis (788), the Australasian Journal of Philosophy (700), and Mind (687) had the highest number of submissions. 3. Comment Chances We collected the number of papers returned to authors with comments for 22 journals. The average percentage of papers returned to authors with comments was 45%. The Australasian Journal of Philosophy (92.9%), Polis (87.5%), and Public Affairs Quarterly (86.5%) provide comments on the highest proportion of submissions. 4. Average Days to Desk Rejection (ADDR) We collected the ADDR of 20 journals. The average number of days for a journal to respond with a desk rejection was 14.2 days. Public Affairs Quarterly (1), Polis (5), Perseitas (5), Croatian Journal of Philosophy (7), and the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy (7) were quickest to desk reject submissions. 5. Average Days for External Review (ADER) We collected the ADER of 27 journals. The average number of days for a journal to complete an external review was 94.7 days. Journal of the History of Philosophy (60), Polis (64), European Journal of Analytic Philosophy (64), and Perseitas (65) were the quickest to complete the peer-review process. 6. R&Rs We collected the number of papers given R&R verdicts for 20 journals. The average chance of receiving an R&R was 16.44%. 7. Acceptance to Publication (ADAP) We collected the ADAP of 26 journals. The overall average was 91 days. 8. Reviewers: Invitations, Acceptance, and Completions We collected the number invitations for review that were sent out, the number of review invitations that were accepted, and the number of reviews that were completed for 13 journals. Overall, 44% of invitations to review were accepted and 38.3% were completed. For those who accepted, 91% completed the review. For the journals that provided both submissions and reviewer statistics, a total of 8413 invitations were made for 3637 submissions. Per submission, 2.31 invitations to review were made. Final Remark Much more analysis could be conducted on the data we collected and while we plan on putting together some reports in the future, the results are accessible in the PJIP’s interactive tables for anyone interested in conducting their own analysis.
We will to run this survey again next year. To help improve journal participation, next year’s survey will be simplified and allow for those journals to already disclose their stats to simply link to them. To end, I’d like to express my thanks for the journals that took the time to complete the survey. Comments are closed.
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