Thank you, this is very helpful. I will be adding much more information to the submissions page based on the great advice I've received on this thread!
I am in fact interested in publishing with you since you pay pro rate, but I'm interested in who you are and what experience you have in editing. What kind of narratives are you looking for? How do you plan to market your work? Do you have a turnaround time I should contact you in case my manuscript doesn't go through?
I have absolutely no experience as an editor. I'm a data scientist who wants to support good science fiction -- my linkedin is in my profile if you're curious. I'm looking for relatively hard SF, no horror, no fantasy. There is a slightly more robust description on the site, but overall I'm open to any well-written story within those bounds. I will contact you within 4 weeks of your submission, and please feel free to contact me at any time with questions at questions@compellingsciencefiction.com!