Jersey Devil Press

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About

The Jersey Devil is a creature of legend, lurking in the shadows of the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, revealing itself only to wreak havoc on some small town, snack on some poor, unsuspecting chicken or goat, and, occasionally, if it’s feeling a little randy, to hit on mermaids down the Jersey shore.
Jersey Devil Press, on the other hand, is a small independent publisher, born on the toll roads and raised in the diners of that great Garden State, revealing itself only to release a monthly online magazine of short fiction, publish the occasional novel or story collection, and, sometimes, if it’s feeling a little frisky, to write gratuitous run-on sentences and publicly decry the downfall of humanity that is Jersey Shore.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2009

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Jersey Devil Press's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Jersey Devil Press's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Responsive: Jersey Devil Press's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro, Fabulism, Magic Realism
Fantasy Subgenres: Bizarro, Contemporary, Cross-Genre, Fabulism, Light Fantasy, Magic Realism, Slipstream, Superhero, Supernatural, Weird Western, Weird/New Weird
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro, Fabulism, Magic Realism
Science Fiction Subgenres: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Bizarro, Cross-Genre, Dystopian, Science Fiction Western, Slipstream, Soft Science Fiction, Superhero, Time Travel, Weird Western, Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,200 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Absurdist, Dark, Humorous, Mainstream, Pulp, Quirky, Satirical, Surrealist.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 100 lines; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Absurdist, Dark, Humorous, Mainstream, Pulp, Quirky, Satirical, Surrealist.

Topics:

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

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.

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Jersey Devil Press Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 79 reports from 67 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 85.6 mean avg | 86.0 median | 241 max days (74.1 std dev)

Responses

70.89 %

Acceptances:

6.33 % of submissions accepted (99.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.46 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

64.56 % (99.9 avg. days per rejection) | 7.8 % personal, 76.5 % form, 15.7 % unspecified

Non-Responses

1.27 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

1.27 % (161.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

27.85 % (38.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

21 responses are pending (11 min | 75.7 mean avg | 72.0 median | 217 max days waiting | 1,149.7 std dev) from 20 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 84 days. (50.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 84 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 14 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:50 UTC (9 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Aug 2026

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