Magazine:Asimov's Science Fiction
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Introduction
Editors
Isaac Asimov held the post of "Editorial Director" from the founding of the magazine until his death in 1992. In this role he set (or helped set) editorial policy; consulted on (but did not fianlly make) purchase decisions; wrote the editorials; and responded to readers' letters. There has always been an Editor other than Asimov, who was responsible for making the final decisions on what would go into the magazine, and performing the other normal functions of a magazine editor.
- George H. Scithers 1977 - 1982
- Shawna McCarthy 1983 -1985
- Gardner Dozois 1986 - 2004
- Sheila Williams 2005 - present
Publisher
- Davis Publications, Inc. 1977-1992
- Dell Magazines 1992-present
Entry Standards and Series
- All generic titles will have the subtitle (Asimov's, Month Year) with the month completely spelled-out and all four digits of the year. This includes non-titled editorials (placed into the series Asimov's Editorials), "The SF Conventional Calendar", and "Next Issue". It is not necessary to place the latter two titles into series. Titled editorials will not use "Editorial" in their title record as they will also be placed into the "Asimov's Editorials" series.
- Martin Gardner's pieces will be considered SHORTFICTION / short story, each having their own distinct title and will be placed into the series SF Puzzles
- Robert Silverberg's essays will not carry the title "Reflections", but will each have their own distinct title. They should then be placed into the series Reflections
- James Patrick Kelly's essays will will have their own distinct title, and then placed into the series On the Net
- Throughout the history of the magazine, the book review column has been titled "On Books", regardless of the reviewer (Brown, Searles, Di Filippo, and Heck). The only reviewer who titled their column was Norman Spinrad. It is debatable whether a series should be created for these columns. Comments are welcome.
- Guest essays under the banner of "Thought Experiments" will have their own distinct title, and be placed into the series Thought Experiments
- Gerry Mooney's pieces will be considered INTERIORART, and titled "Mooney's Module (Asimov's, Month Year)". It is not necessary to create a series for these titles.
Note: Series data is not complete.
Indexing Status
To be added.
