It is completely non-profit, published by the founding editors with support from public donations.
In February 2013 Blacktop Passages established its presence on the internet as a literary journal dedicated to writing focused on the road and themes of traveling.
[1] There were early intentions to have two separate submission channels: one for online publication in blog form, the other for a printed journal, in which different content would appear in either medium.
[2] The print edition of Blacktop Passages is published in limited edition, depending on fundraising, and copies are available to donors, contributors and can be found randomly along the interstate highway system at various rest areas, truck stops and gas stations.
[2] The distribution of the print edition of Blacktop Passages is unusual in that it is not found at major retailers, and at that, completely free.