: Re: If magazine submission guidelines say nothing, are they expecting Standard Manuscript Format? A lot of current science-fiction and fantasy magazines have online submission systems, accepting Word

No, but yes

There are a few things that you can do that will improve your chances. Since the editor (most likely) sees a lot of them:

Remove all funky formatting like headers, columns, tables, and graphics (unless they are crucial to your entry)
Use a simple font like arial, Courier Sans-serif or Times new roman. Not anything fancy.
Line-and-a-half spacing
Remove all double-space (space-space)

Those are good practices I do when there are no guidelines. Unless told otherwise, follow the Standard Manuscript Format...

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