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About

Pulse is an online magazine that uses stories and poems from patients and health care professionals to talk honestly about giving and receiving medical care. Pulse is also an online community, a chance for patients, doctors, nurses, social workers—everyone—to come together, share our experiences in health care, and explore our common wish for a humane system of health for all.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2008

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication

Published 52 x per year.

Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay Essay	40 - 400 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction	Up to 1,200 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Health/Medicine (General, See guidelines), Other (May vary).

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem

No line limits known; Up to 2 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Haiku (or related).

Styles:

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

Topics:

Health/Medicine (General, See guidelines), Other (May vary).

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Visual Art Open

We prefer images that arise from--or were somehow impacted by--your own healthcare experiences or those of your patients or loved ones.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork

Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Health/Medicine (General, See guidelines), Other (May vary).

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Image.

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Pulse Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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Accuracy	We have received 9 reports from 9 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 \| 34.8 mean avg \| 30.0 median \| 119 max days (34.7 std dev)
Pending	1 response is pending (117 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (11.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 24 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 Mar 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 23 Apr 2024
Last Audited: 23 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 26 Sep 2011

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