Does it hurt one’s chances at admittance to not have any publications accepted at the time applications are submitted?

I currently just finished up a project where I am first author and will be submitting it soon. I anticipate having submitting another first author publication before applications are due and another First author publication will likely still be in prep. That being said, will having them at least submitted or under review help at all? I figure there is a major difference between an accepted publication and one that hasn’t yet been accepted and in press or under revise and resubmit.