The Yale Review

About

Join a conversation 200 years in the making. At The Yale Review, we believe in the power of connecting great minds across disciplines, backgrounds, and generations. As a renowned journal of literature and ideas, TYR has been privileged to publish both established names and rising literary talent, including Virginia Woolf, Robert Lowell, Thomas Mann, Bayard Rustin, Louise Glück, Adrienne Rich, José Ortega y Gassett, Joyce Carol Oates, James Merrill, Cathy Park Hong, Sheila Heti, Garth Greenwell, and Namwali Serpell.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for cases of financial hardship (limited waivers available). (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1819

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work preferred, but limited AI use may be permitted in some circumstances (see their site for details)

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: The Yale Review's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: The Yale Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: The Yale Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $500-$1,500 for print publication; $200-$500 for online publicaiton.

Submissions:

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

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Pitches for nonfiction are open year-round

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: Up to 7,500 words.
Essay: Up to 7,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Submittable 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

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $100 for poems.

Submissions:

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

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The Yale Review 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.

This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 293 reports from 288 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

6 min | 92.9 mean avg | 75.0 median | 272 max days (50.9 std dev)

Responses

95.90 %

Acceptances:

0.34 % of submissions accepted (86.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.35 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

95.56 % (93.9 avg. days per rejection) | 9.3 % personal, 67.1 % form, 23.6 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

4.10 % (66.2 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

74 responses are pending (2 min | 8.3 mean avg | 8.0 median | 10 max days waiting | 399.8 std dev) from 71 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00.
Submissions are acknowledged within 3 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 11 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 04 Sep 2026 20:48 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Aug 2026

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