The Point is a Chicago-based print and digital magazine of “philosophical writing on everyday life and culture.” Each issue of the magazine contains three sections which are essays, symposium and reviews. Print essays are 3,000 to 6,000 words long, symposium articles and reviews are 1,500 to 3,000 words long. They only pay authors whose articles are published in the print journal. An old payment report suggests they paid $0.14 per word. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.
n+1 is a magazine about “literature, culture and politics.” They feature a limited number of pieces in their magazine which is published three times a year, and a wider range of work in their online-only section. Writers can send them new fiction, essays, criticism and translation. Payment rates are not mentioned. To find out more, refer to this page.
Westerly Magazine publishes creative writing and scholarship from throughout the world, but maintains a special emphasis on Australia, particularly Western Australia, and the Asian region. They publish short stories, poetry, memoir and creative nonfiction, essays and literary criticism. Word count for fiction and creative non-fiction is 3500 words maximum, 5000 words for scholarly articles, and for reviews, it’s 800 words. According to their submissions guidelines, they pay AU$ 250 for one poem or AU$ 300 for a poetic sequence, AU$ 300 for prose (including scholarly work) and visual art/photo essays/comics, and AU$ 180 for online publication (including reviews).
The American Scholar covers public affairs, literature, history, and culture. They have been around since 1932. They are published quarterly by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Non-fiction submissions are expected to be no longer than 6,000 words. According to their submissions guidelines, they pay up to $500 for print articles, and up to $250 for articles only published on their website. To learn more, refer to this page.