Asymptote Journal

About

Asymptote is an exciting new international journal dedicated to literary translation and bringing together in one place the best in contemporary writing. We are interested in encounters between languages and the consequences of these encounters. Though a translation may never fully replicate the original in effect (thus our name, “asymptote”: the dotted line on a graph that a mathematical function may tend towards but never reach), it is in itself an act of creation.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for specific exceptions for their special features, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee range is USD $10 to $16 (above average for magazines that charge).

Important: For most fiction, poetry and literary non-fiction, they only accept translations.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Taiwan

Established in 2010

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Asymptote Journal's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: Asymptote Journal's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: Asymptote Journal's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

For regular submissions, they only accept fiction in translation, which Duotrope does not cover. They accept non-translated fiction for their special features.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

The Weather Has Changed (20 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

For regular submissions of literary nonfiction, they only accept work in translation, which Duotrope does not cover. They accept non-translated nonfiction for their special features and for critical essays and interviews.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Language/Linguistics: See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Writing, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Theme:

The Weather Has Changed (20 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

For regular submissions, they only accept poetry in translation, which Duotrope does not cover. They accept non-translated poetry for their special features.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

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:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

The Weather Has Changed (20 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open Fee-based

Query first

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Asymptote Journal Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy

We have received 12 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 30.3 mean avg | 31.0 median | 60 max days (18.5 std dev)

Responses

91.67 %

Acceptances:

16.67 % of submissions accepted (24.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 25.00 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

75.00 % (35.7 avg. days per rejection) | 55.6 % personal, 22.2 % form, 22.2 % unspecified | 66.7 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

8.33 % (2.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

2 responses are pending (13 min | 20.5 mean avg | 20.5 median | 28 max days waiting | 10.6 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $10.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:10 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.