[1][2] It publishes original speculative fiction, poetry, reviews and interviews from authors from South Asia and around the world.
[3][4] Contributors to the online magazine have included Ian McDonald, Cixin Liu, Kij Johnson, Lavie Tidhar, Ken Liu, Theodora Goss, Aliette de Bodard, Alyssa Wong, John Chu, Usman T Malik, Anil Menon, Dilman Dila, Dean Francis Alfar, Indrapramit Das and Rabi Thapa.
[5] Mithila Review was founded by Salik Shah in late 2015 with the editorial support from Ajapa Sharma and Isha Karki.
[9] Salik Shah believes that the Mithila Review attempts to "decentre science fiction in an Anglo-centric, Euro-centric milieu".
[10] Mary Soon Lee won third prize in the Rhysling Award 2018 in the Long Poem category.