Responding To Submissions
Posted by sregan | Filed under submit content
Once you've submitted a piece of work the editor will respond as soon as possible to let you know whether we can use it. To avoid ambiguity and awkward situations, and to enable us to build up a clearer image of the submissions we're getting, the reply will take the form of a four-digit code. The legend is displayed after the jump (if you're reading this on the main Submit Content page, click "Read More" to see the legend).
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Response Legend:-
0021 - The piece has been provisionally accepted for publication, subject to any and all changes deemed necessary by the editorial team.
0038 - The piece is being considered for publication in a later issue, and has been archived. The author is free to take the piece elsewhere if they so wish. If the piece is accepted elsewhere, please send a communication informing "SCOURGE" of this fact, and the piece will be removed from the archives. If the piece is chosen for publication in a later issue, a further reply of 0021 will be sent to the same address as the initial communique (unless an alternate contact is provided).
0057 - The piece is of interest to the publication, but is not of sufficient quality or would require an unacceptable level of re-working by the editorial team to meet the standard, tone, or format of "SCOURGE." Re-submissions are welcomed.
0069 - The piece is incorrectly targeted; whilst the piece may be of sufficient quality to be printed, it is not relevant to the publication's interests. Future submissions/article propositions are welcomed.
0102 - The editor reserves the right to reject any piece submitted for any reason whatsoever. A reply of 0102 indicates that this right has been exercised in this case. The editor is not obliged to offer an explanation as to why the piece was not chosen for publication.
1004 - The editor has no interest in any submissions by the individual sending the submission, now or in the future. Once again, the editor is not obliged to offer an explanation for this reply.
(The codes are designed to avoid the possibility of error during sending - the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 100 each appear only once in the code system; the last two digits are both considered single units).
