Door is a Jar Literary Magazine (DOOR = JAR)

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (August 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Founded in 2015, Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine is a quarterly print and digital publication of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama, artwork and book reviews.
Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers. We publish well-crafted writing that has cadence, personality, and uses familiar language to take readers on a journey. Furthermore, we celebrate the diversity of our readers, artists and writers; no matter one's social class, race, sexual orientation, lifestyle, religion, gender, education or experience, we want to publish your work and we invite you to read our publications. It is our hope that you will join us by submitting work, or by simply reading our current or archived issues.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 10 - 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 10 - 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 31 lines; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: 3 - 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Digital art.
Drawing.
Painting.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Door is a Jar Literary Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 82 reports from 71 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

14 min | 56.5 mean avg | 55.0 median | 236 max days (61.3 std dev)

Responses

89.02 %

Acceptances:

13.41 % of submissions accepted (70.1 avg. days per acceptance) | 15.49 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

75.61 % (54.6 avg. days per rejection) | 12.9 % personal, 64.5 % form, 22.6 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

10.98 % (41.1 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

1 response is pending (94 days waiting).

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (1.2 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 08 Oct 2026 01:34 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 11 Aug 2026