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Just Keep Up Magazine

About

Just Keep Up Magazine is an online magazine founded in November, 2024. We are devoted to science fiction and horror. We also feature horror and sci-fi poetry and book and film reviews. Some of the poems we have published could be called fantasy by a discerning reader, as well.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2024

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Just Keep Up Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging
Just Keep Up Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive
Just Keep Up Magazine's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 100 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

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 $10.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Query first.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical.

Topics:

Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 10 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Just Keep Up Magazine 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 49 reports from 42 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
12 min | 95.0 mean avg | 93.5 median | 201 max days (41.6 std dev)
Responses
83.67 %
Acceptances:
6.12 % of submissions accepted (116.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.14 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
77.55 % (96.1 avg. days per rejection) | 10.5 % personal, 73.7 % form, 15.8 % unspecified
Non-Responses
6.12 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
6.12 % (189.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
10.20 % (41.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
14 responses are pending (6 min | 35.6 mean avg | 36.0 median | 60 max days waiting | 77.6 std dev) from 13 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days. (26.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 26 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 11 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC (5 hours, 36 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2026

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

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