# How to Navigate Our Listing Pages

*Note: Features marked (Better-only) require a Better subscription to access*

### **Header:**

* **Managed by:** Shows who runs this publisher's listing page (Editors or Chill Subs)
* **Submissions:** Number of open calls currently accepting work - click to redirect to Calls tab
* **Updated:** Date the listing was last verified/updated
* **Type:** Category of publication (Literary Magazine, Academic Journal, News Outlet, etc.)
* **Logo:** Publisher's visual brand identifier
* **Publisher's name:** Official publication title
* **Issue cover:** Latest or featured issue artwork
* **Bookmark:** Save this magazine to your personal list
* **Note:** Private notes created by you (and only visible to you)
* **Rate:** Add your rating/review of this magazine
* **Website:** Direct link to magazine's homepage

### **Footer (Better-only):**

* **Writers who love \[publisher] also bookmarked:** Similar magazines based on user preferences
* **Writers who submit to \[publisher] also submit here:** Magazines with overlapping submitter base
* **You might also like this collection:** Curated lists featuring this magazine

### **Navigation Tabs:**

* **Overview:** Main dashboard with key information
* **Calls:** Active submission opportunities
* **Guidelines:** Detailed submission requirements
* **Stats:** Data and analytics
* **Read:** Sample works and past issues

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### **Overview Tab:**

#### **Three Top Boxes:**

**Ratings Report:**

Community satisfaction scores and recommended tags. If you click "rate" you may recommend, or not recommend, this publisher. If you choose to recommend them, you may award them up to 3 tags (e.g., "Voice Driven Gold," "Dream Publication," etc.). If you choose not to recommend them, it will reduce the percentage of writers who recommend them. For example, if 9 people recommend a magazine and 1 person does not, their recommendation rating would be "90%". Rating is free and anonymous.

**Featured Call:**

Highlighted submission opportunity with key details. The most urgent call or the call selected to be featured by the editors. Click "All Calls" at bottom to see all opportunities.

**Quick Actions:**

Fast access to common tasks:

* **Submit:** Go straight to the lit mag's submissions page
* **Suggest edits:** Spot an error? Tell us where
* **See similar:** Jump to seeing similar mags (Better-only)
* **Share:** Pretty self explanatory

#### **Highlights:**

* **Note From Chill Subs:** Editorial team's perspective on the magazine. Usually with some tips for best chances
* **Eligibility Guidelines:** Lets you know if there are any eligibility guidelines you might need to watch out for. More details are in individual submission calls
* **Location:** Where the magazine is based
* **Founded:** Year established (Better: contextual tags added)
* **Affiliations:** Independent or parent organization
* **Type:** Literary, Genre, Hybrid, etc.
* **Vibe:** Quick personality description of the magazine's vibe
* **Response time:** Typical and maximum wait times for decisions (Better: contextual tags added) - asterisk (\*) indicates community-sourced data
* **Fee:** Range of submission fees across all calls (Better: tags labels added)
* **Payment:** Compensation range (Better: contextual tags added)
* **Acceptance rate:** Percentage of submissions accepted (Better: contextual tags added) - asterisk (\*) indicates community-sourced data

#### **About:**

* **Website, submissions manager, socials + following:** External links and follower counts
* **About blurb:** Magazine's mission statement and description

#### **Awards Won:**

* **Award badges and names:** Major awards the magazine nominates for (Pushcart, Best American, etc.)
* If you see a badge here, it means a story this magazine published was included in that award's anthology (for whether a mag nominates, look under "post acceptance" in guidelines)

#### **Industry Rankings:**

* **Erika Krouse:** Ranks \~500 fiction-focused literary mags across tiers based on prizes, circulation, payment, and "coolness"—basically the whole prestige package
* **Clifford Garstang:** Uses a pure Pushcart Prize tally from the past decade to rank magazines, weighing recent wins more heavily—a numbers-only prestige meter
* **Brecht de Poortere:** Built a mega spreadsheet of 1,000+ lit mags, ranking them mainly on anthology prestige—Best American Short Stories and Pushcart—with \~96% of weight on those two

#### **Masthead:**

* **Editorial team names and roles:** Key staff members and their positions

#### **Appears in Collections:**

* **Collection titles, types, and Staff Pick badges:** Curated lists featuring this magazine

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### **Calls Tab:**

#### **Individual submission calls ranked by closest deadline**

**Quick view (card-only):**

* **Call title:** Name of the submission opportunity (Fiction, Poetry, etc.)
* **Genre tags:** Main category classifications
* **Style tags:** Subcategories and forms accepted
* **Subgenres (+more button):** Specific types welcomed, expandable list
* **Word/piece limits:** Maximum length or number of pieces
* **Payment rate & tier:** Compensation per word/piece/page with quality label
* **Submission fee:** Cost to submit
* **Medium:** Where work will appear (Print/Digital/Both)
* **Status:** Always open or specific deadline date
* **Learn more button:** Expands to show full details

**Expanded view (side-bar expansion):**

* **Details panel:** Comprehensive submission specifications
* **Word count range:** Minimum and maximum lengths accepted
* **Payment structure:** Detailed compensation breakdown
* **Fee amount:** Exact submission cost
* **Medium type:** Publication format details
* **About section:** Full description of what editors want
* **Submit button:** Direct link to submission portal

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### **Guidelines Tab:**

#### **What editors want:**

* **Editorial statement:** Direct message about aesthetic and preferences

#### **Genres & Subgenres:**

* **Fiction subgenres:** All fiction types accepted (literary, genre, experimental, etc.)
* **Nonfiction subgenres:** Essay types, memoir, journalism, etc.
* **Poetry forms:** Traditional, experimental, prose poetry, etc.
* **Multimedia types:** Visual art, audio, hybrid works accepted

#### **Policies:**

*Note: If a policy isn't shown, it means they don't allow it*

* **Official Guidelines link:** Direct link to magazine's full guidelines
* **Accepts previously published:** Whether reprints are allowed (does not show if reprints are not allowed)
* **Accepts simultaneous submissions:** Can submit elsewhere at same time (does not show if sim-subs are not allowed)
* **Publishing frequency:** How often new issues release

#### **Formatting (expandable):**

* **Prose line spacing:** Single, double, or 1.5 spacing required
* **Poetry line spacing:** Formatting for verse submissions
* **File format:** Accepted document types (DOC, PDF, RTF, etc.)
* **Documents per submission:** How many files to include

#### **Cover Letter (expandable):**

* **Tone preference:** Formal, casual, or don't care
* **Include contact info:** Whether to add phone/address
* **Bio length:** Word count for author biography
* **Cover letter length:** Brief or detailed preference
* **Mention simultaneous submissions:** Whether to disclose other submissions
* **Include third person bio:** Writing style for bio
* **Best practices:** Magazine-specific tips

#### **Process (expandable):**

* **Personal rejections:** Whether editors provide personal rejections sometimes
* **Readers vet submissions:** If first readers review before editors
* **Form rejections:** Standard rejection letters used
* **Multiple acceptance rounds:** Tiered selection process

#### **Post-Acceptance (expandable):**

* **Author rights acquired:** First serial, reprint, anthology, etc.
* **Nominates for awards:** Which major awards they submit to
* **Promotional features:** How they promote published work

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### **Stats Tab:**

#### **Tracker Statistics:**

* **Donut chart visualization:** Visual breakdown of submission outcomes
* **Submissions tracked count:** Total number in community database
* **Accepted:** Number and percentage of acceptances
* **Rejected:** Number and percentage of rejections
* **Pending:** Currently waiting for response
* **Withdrawn:** Submissions pulled by authors
* **Didn't respond:** No response received
* **Track submissions checkbox:** Opt-in to contribute your data to community stats

#### **Performance Metrics:**

* **Acceptance rate:** Percentage accepted with competitive label
* **Average response time:** Typical days to decision with speed label
* **Fastest response time:** Best-case scenario turnaround

#### **Editor's Report:**

* **Max response time:** Official stated deadline for responses
* **Circulation:** Number of copies printed/distributed
* **Website visitors:** Monthly web traffic
* **Solicited works:** Percentage of invited vs slush submissions
* **Average acceptance rate:** Official acceptance percentage
* **Submission volume:** Number of submissions received monthly

#### **Submissions Grinder Report:**

* **Twelve month acceptance rate & response time:** Data from The Submissions Grinder

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### **Read Tab:**

#### **Read Before You Submit:**

* **Editor-provided examples:** Curated works showing desired style
* **Title and author:** Story/essay/poem name and writer
* **Show more button:** Expand to see additional examples

#### **From the Community:**

* **Member publications:** Success stories from Chill Subs users
* **Magazine logo:** Visual identifier of publication
* **Story title:** Name of published piece
* **Author name:** Chill Subs member who got published
* **Links to the writer's profile page:** Click to view their profile

#### **Issues:**

* **Issue covers:** Visual archive of past publications
* **Publication dates:** When each issue was released
* **Browse functionality:** Click through to read online or purchase full issues

#### **Interview (Better-only):**

* **Interview questions answered by editors:** Insights directly from the editorial team

### Contextual Tags explained:

Acceptance Rate

* Woof — Less than 1% get in. Good luck.
* Competitive — Only 0–2% of submissions are accepted.
* Tough — Accepts 2–5%. Not impossible, not easy.
* Selective — Accepts 5–15%. They know what they want.
* Accessible — Accepts 15–50%. Solid chances for solid work.
* Welcoming — Accepts 50%+. The door is wide open.

Payment

* No Pay — Publication credit & proud moms only.
* Token — Up to $9 flat or \~1¢/word. A little something.
* Low — $10–24 flat or \~2–3¢/word. It adds up.
* Standard — $25–49 flat or \~4–5¢/word. Respectable.
* Good — $50–99 flat or \~6–8¢/word. Now we're talking.
* Semi-Pro — $100–199 flat or \~9–15¢/word. Real money.
* Professional — $200–499 flat or \~16–30¢/word. Industry rate.
* Top-tier — $500–999 flat or \~31–60¢/word. The big leagues.
* Premium — $1,000+ flat or 61¢+/word. As good as it gets.

Submission Fees

* Free — No fee. As it should be.
* Low — $1–3 to submit. OK, fine.
* Standard — $3–5 to submit. Average.
* High — $6–10 to submit. Hey, hey…hey. No.
* lol, no — $10+ to submit. We said what we said.

Response Time

* Fast — You'll hear back within a week.
* Quick — Expect a response in 1–4 weeks.
* Standard — Usually 1–3 months. Pretty typical.
* Slow(ish) — 3–6 months. Don't hold your breath (you’ll die).
* Slow — 6+ months. You might forget you submitted.


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