Rankings · 2026
Magazine rankings
Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Ranked by Missa.
167 magazines in this index
2026 nonfiction magazine rankings, ordered by missa rank. Scores are out of 100; a dash means no source records the fact.| Rank | Magazine | Honours | Fee | Pay | Replies | Score | Details |
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| Tier 1Flagship luminary |
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| 1 | Threepenny Review Open now - Honours
- Pushcart rank 2
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Under 3 months
| Pushcart rank 2 | Free | Pays | Under 3 months | 75.4 | |
| Tier 2High distinction |
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| 2 | The Sun Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 1
- Fee
- Charged
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 1 | Charged | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 71.0 | |
| 3 | Granta- Honours
- Pushcart rank 3
- Fee
- $3.50
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 3 | $3.50 | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 68.4 | |
| 4 | Orion- Honours
- Pushcart rank 6
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 6 | Free | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 67.5 | |
| 5 | Brevity Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 13
- Fee
- $3
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Under 3 months
| Pushcart rank 13 | $3 | Pays | Under 3 months | 62.0 | |
| 6 | River Teeth Open now - Honours
- Pushcart rank 4
- Fee
- $3
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 4 | $3 | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 61.5 | |
| 7 | AGNI Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 7
- Fee
- $3
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 7 | $3 | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 61.4 | |
| 8 | Oregon Humanities Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 41
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Under 3 months
| Pushcart rank 41 | Free | Pays | Under 3 months | 60.4 | |
| Tier 3Distinguished contemporary |
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| 9 | Ploughshares Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 9
- Fee
- Charged
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 9 | Charged | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 59.0 | |
| 10 | New England Review Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 10
- Fee
- $3
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 10 | $3 | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 58.5 | |
| 11 | Kenyon Review ClosedSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 16
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Over 6 months
| Pushcart rank 16 | Free | Pays | Over 6 months | 58.2 | |
| 12 | Georgia Review Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 5
- Fee
- $3
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Over 6 months
| Pushcart rank 5 | $3 | Pays | Over 6 months | 57.4 | |
| 13 | Sewanee Review Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 20
- Fee
- Charged
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Under 3 months
| Pushcart rank 20 | Charged | Pays | Under 3 months | 57.4 | |
| 14 | Narrative Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 10
- Fee
- Charged
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 10 | Charged | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 57.0 | |
| 15 | Gettysburg Review- Honours
- Pushcart rank 12
- Fee
- —Not recorded
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 12 | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 55.9 | |
| 16 | Fourth Genre Open now - Honours
- Pushcart rank 8
- Fee
- $4
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 8 | $4 | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 55.6 | |
| 17 | Consequence Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 39
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 39 | Free | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 55.5 | |
| 18 | Ninth Letter Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 39
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 39 | Free | Pays | 3 to 6 months | 55.5 | |
| 19 | Longreads- Honours
- Pushcart rank 14
- Fee
- —Not recorded
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 14 | —Not recorded | Pays | —Not recorded | 55.1 | |
| 20 | Reed Magazine Open nowSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 22
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Copies
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 22 | Free | Copies | 3 to 6 months | 54.4 | |
| 21 | The Missouri Review Closes in 10 daysSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 33
- Fee
- Charged
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- Under 3 months
| Pushcart rank 33 | Charged | Pays | Under 3 months | 53.2 | |
| 22 | Alaska Quarterly Review Opens in 4 monthsSimultaneous submissions OK - Honours
- Pushcart rank 28
- Fee
- Free
- Pay
- Copies
- Replies
- 3 to 6 months
| Pushcart rank 28 | Free | Copies | 3 to 6 months | 53.1 | |
| 23 | Creative Nonfiction- Honours
- Pushcart rank 17
- Fee
- —Not recorded
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 17 | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 53.0 | |
| 24 | Hedgehog Review- Honours
- Pushcart rank 19
- Fee
- —Not recorded
- Pay
- —Not recorded
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 19 | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | —Not recorded | 52.6 | |
| 25 | The Yale Review- Honours
- Pushcart rank 22
- Fee
- —Not recorded
- Pay
- Pays
- Replies
- —Not recorded
| Pushcart rank 22 | —Not recorded | Pays | —Not recorded | 51.9 | |