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Keep in mind that many small journals are staffed by volunteers that have to fit their manuscript reviews into their lives along with everything else. Some of the bigger magazines, which get more s...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:15:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Terri Simon
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2019-12-08T09:15:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Keep in mind that many small journals are staffed by volunteers that have to fit their manuscript reviews into their lives along with everything else. Some of the bigger magazines, which get more submissions, have paid staff. You may be comparing apples to oranges in terms of staff size, etc. Also, some magazines have multiple layers of review, so if the first reader likes something, the manuscript will be passed to a second reader. This obviously takes more time. I look at the average response time for a magazine (via Duotrope) as part of what makes me decide to submit to a specific magazine. Also, with many magazines accepting simultaneous submissions, it's less of an issue, as long as I keep track and let folks know if my submission has been picked up elsewhere.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-06-29T19:45:03Z (over 6 years ago)
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