Deceleration

About

Deceleration is a nonprofit online journal producing original news and analysis responding to our shared ecological, political, and cultural crises. We write at the intersection of environment and justice—journalistically, academically, and creatively—with emphasis on our home communities and bioregion (the watersheds of San Antonio, South Texas, and the Gulf South, broadly). Deceleration is dedicated to cultivating radical imagination that goes to the roots of climate disturbance in historical systems of oppression while expanding and deepening the sorts of solutions we put into practice for protecting and creating the commons.
Deceleration is inspired by intellectual and political movements around the world for degrowth, buen vivir, the right to the city, and the rights of nature/mother earth.
We aspire to create a community space for sharing both the ideas and practice required for a just transition. We aim to fight forward as well as fight back (in the words of the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative) to support the development of community networks of care and resilience rather than simply chronicling catastrophe.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published on a rolling basis

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Politics/Political Science: See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

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Deceleration welcomes submissions from writers and media makers whose interests fall within the scope of our mission, including short- and long-form news articles, community op-eds, personal or creative nonfiction essays, theoretical/political analysis, and more.

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Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $150 for reviews; $250 for short pieces; $25 for creative pieces; $0.50/word for longer features.

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Deceleration Submission Statistics

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We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 16.8 mean avg | 13.0 median | 36 max days (14.9 std dev)

Pending

1 response is pending (58 days waiting).

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 24 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:44 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Last Updated: 18 Aug 2026

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