Final week, we requested what number of journal submissions philosophers in varied positions referee annually.
The polls closed over the weekend. 844 individuals participated. What have been the outcomes?
The most well-liked reply among the many respondents who’re tenured or tenure-track philosophy professors is that they referee 5 to eight submissions per yr (adopted by 1 to 4 submissions, after which 9 to 12). The most well-liked response from non-tenure-track educational philosophers and people with non-academic positions was 1 to 4 submissions. Amongst graduate college students, the most well-liked response was 0.
The ballot might endure from defects that hinder its representativeness of the self-discipline. For instance, although the ballot was nameless, those that don’t referee a lot might need been discouraged from responding, skewing the numbers excessive. However, although maybe much less frequent, there could also be some refereeing overachievers on the market who have been too busy reviewing manuscripts to answer the ballot.
Under are the main points. Dialogue welcome.
Tenured philosophy professors (n=387):
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Untenured tenure-track philosophy professors (n=161):
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Non-tenure monitor philosophy professors, lecturers, instructors, and adjuncts (n=182):
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Philosophy graduate college students (n=93):
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These with graduate coaching in philosophy who work outdoors of academia (n=21):
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