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Databases and Journal Surveys

Andrew Cullison.  Journal Surveys  and  Best Journal Survey Method So Far (July 2, 2009)
Information includes Average Review Time (months); Average Time to Publication (months); Initial Acceptance Rate; Overall Acceptance Rate; R&R Acceptance Rate; % of Submissions that Received Comments; Average Quality of Comments; Overall Experience with Editors; Number of Surveys Completed.

APA/BPA collaborated survey of 43 philosophy journals. (from the website): The survey, which was conducted at the end of 2014, requested data about the journals’ submission rates, acceptance rates, and review process over the previous three years (2011, 2012, and 2013). The survey also asked questions about the percentages of papers submitted and accepted that were written by women and members of minority ethnic groups. The responses were provided by journal editors, and in those cases where journals do not record this kind of information, editors received data from their publishers to enable them to give responses.

Link to the British Philosophical Association Journal Survey

MLA Directory of Periodicals (UM login) : Over 250 philosophy journals are included. Scope of journal, if peer reviewed, suggested length of articles, blind submission policy (yes or no), special requirements, Time from submission to decision, Time from decision to publication, Number of readers prior to decision, Articles submitted per year, Articles published per year.

Philosophy Documentation Center : Manuscript information for 1,100 philosophy journals 
which includes  submission and rejection rates, backlog, referee guidelines, acceptance rates, and average evaluation time. To retrieve journal information click on tab JUMP TO (Directory of Philosophy. Then click on right column, second icon, I am looking for a philosophy journal.

SCIREV: Link is to Philosophy journals only. As of June 10, 2014 only eight journals have been reviewed so far. Update on March 18, 2015, 24 journals have been reviewed. You are encouraged to submit reviews. Description from the website. This experience is similar to that of many colleagues: endlessly waiting for an uncertain outcome. With SciRev we aim to improve this situation, by offering researchers the opportunity to share their experiences and select an efficient journal to submit their work.

Philosophy Google Scholar rankings : From Leiter's blog: Kate Devitt took the Google Scholar journal rankings, tried to correct for volume of articles published (in a reasonable way, I think), and then combined it wih reputational data from surveys on this blog to produce this.