The Oxford Review

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About

The Oxford Review is a wide-ranging, eclectic, and irreverent literary magazine featuring brilliant and original short fiction, memoir, satire, poetry, criticism, artwork, and (of course) potentially unhinged polemics from across the political and social spectrum on everything from the news of the day to the mundane.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: The Oxford Review's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: The Oxford Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: The Oxford Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Gothic

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Humorous, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Society/Culture: General, See guidelines.
Travel.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Gothic

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Formal verse, Free verse, Lyric poetry, Narrative poetry, Prose poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Humorous, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
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: Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Illustration.
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Mixed media.
Collage.
Painting.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Fledgling listing. No cover available for The Oxford Review until first issue/book published.

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The Oxford Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 149 reports from 136 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 | 30.7 mean avg | 30.0 median | 104 max days (19.5 std dev)

Responses

79.19 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

79.19 % (34.4 avg. days per rejection) | 11.9 % personal, 88.1 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

20.81 % (16.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

107 responses are pending (9 min | 63.6 mean avg | 63.0 median | 122 max days waiting | 34.1 std dev) from 104 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 84 days. (2.0 % 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 on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 29 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 23 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:47 UTC (less than a minute 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.