Arkansas Review A Journal of Delta Studies

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Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies focuses on the seven states of the Mississippi River Delta, from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. This area includes the southern half of Missouri; the southern third of Illinois; the western third of Kentucky; the western half of Tennessee; and all of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Interdisciplinary in scope and aimed at a general academic audience, we welcome scholarly contributions from all the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, art history, cultural studies, folklore studies, history, literature, musicology, political science, and sociology. We also publish creative material—fiction, poetry, essays, and visual art—that evokes or responds to the Delta cultural and natural experience. Non-Delta related material is not considered for publication.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1998

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 3 x per year

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Nature/Environment: Nature.
Place/Regions: Specific region.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Lengths:

Article: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: Up to 8,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Anthropology.
Folklore/Mythology.
History: General, Art history.
Literature/Books.
Music: Musicology.
Nature/Environment: Nature.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Politics/Political Science.
Sociology.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Submittable submission manager. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Nature/Environment: Nature.
Place/Regions: Specific region.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: Nature.
Place/Regions: Specific region.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Arkansas Review Submission Statistics

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We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

15 min | 198.4 mean avg | 146.0 median | 601 max days (517.3 std dev)

Pending

6 responses are pending (58 min | 185.7 mean avg | 141.5 median | 451 max days waiting | 245.1 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 365 days. (20.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 365 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 20 Jun 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:10 UTC (7 hours, 37 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 06 Aug 2026

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