FAQ
How is the page sorted by default?
Links are intentionally shuffled in an arbitrary order to encourage
discovery of new magazines.
Where did all this data come from?
The initial list was sourced from the following indexes:
Are large language models (LLMs) used to create and maintain this site?
Yes, LLMs are used to generate the website content as well as organize and augment the data feed.
Where can I send corrections or suggestions?
Email contact@shortfiction.org for any feedback about the site,
including data corrections, broken links, and suggestions for new entries.
What counts as a print-only magazine?
The intention here is to filter for magazines that don't offer a meaningful selection of
content to read online regardless of format (webpage, epub, pdf, etc.) or paywall status.
That is, they only have a table of contents for each issue and at most a handful of
static sample pieces on the entire site.
This filter should not apply if a magazine always publishes a few new pieces online every issue.
What counts as a paywall?
The paywall filter only considers payment for digital reading (i.e., it is assumed that a
print version requires payment to read). Generally this filter is looking for "hard" paywalls
that only permit someone to read a handful of pieces per month. On the other hand, if a magazine has
a policy of making their archive free but requires payment for the newest issue (or vice versa), this is not
considered a paywall since there is still a large amount of content to read for free.