: Re: Why do most literature magazines take so long (several weeks or months) to respond to submissions despite having only a few hundred subs per month? I have heard that the the editor of F&SF

Based only on my own experience as a reader for a literary journal:

The pieces go through a few rounds of review, not just one. So if you're waiting a longer time it might mean it's made it pretty far along.
The first couple rounds are with volunteer readers who have limited time for this. I have a day job that's completely unrelated to publishing. I typically do my readings on the weekend, at a bar or coffee shop.
There are a lot of submissions.
We leave comments on the pieces we read. This takes time. The editors send a selection of those comments if your piece is rejected after a couple rounds. I understand that this is unusual.

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