Asimov’s Science Fiction

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American magazine fiction periodical science fiction magazine

Asimov’s Science Fiction is a long-running American magazine specializing in science fiction short stories and novellas, known for publishing both established and emerging genre authors.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Asimov's Science Fiction	3
Asimov’s Science Fiction canonical	3
Asimov's Science Fiction (editorial work)	1
Asimov’s Science Fiction (editorial work)	1
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2704781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Asimov’s Science Fiction
Context triple: [Dell Magazines, publisherOf, Asimov’s Science Fiction]

A. Asimov's Chronology of the World
Asimov's Chronology of the World is a comprehensive historical reference book by Isaac Asimov that presents a chronological overview of world history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
B. Asimov's New Guide to Science
Asimov's New Guide to Science is a comprehensive, accessible popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains major scientific concepts and the history of scientific discovery for general readers.
C. Asimov universe
The Asimov universe is the shared science fiction setting created by Isaac Asimov, encompassing his robot, Foundation, and related stories that explore advanced robotics, psychohistory, and the future of humanity.
D. The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
E. Daedalus; or, Science and the Future
"Daedalus; or, Science and the Future" is a 1924 speculative science essay by J. B. S. Haldane that explores the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies such as genetic engineering and reproductive control.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Asimov’s Science Fiction
Target entity description: Asimov’s Science Fiction is a long-running American magazine specializing in science fiction short stories and novellas, known for publishing both established and emerging genre authors.

A. Asimov's Chronology of the World
Asimov's Chronology of the World is a comprehensive historical reference book by Isaac Asimov that presents a chronological overview of world history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
B. Asimov's New Guide to Science
Asimov's New Guide to Science is a comprehensive, accessible popular science book by Isaac Asimov that explains major scientific concepts and the history of scientific discovery for general readers.
C. Asimov universe
The Asimov universe is the shared science fiction setting created by Isaac Asimov, encompassing his robot, Foundation, and related stories that explore advanced robotics, psychohistory, and the future of humanity.
D. The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
E. Daedalus; or, Science and the Future
"Daedalus; or, Science and the Future" is a 1924 speculative science essay by J. B. S. Haldane that explores the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies such as genetic engineering and reproductive control.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American magazine ⓘ fiction periodical ⓘ science fiction magazine ⓘ
associatedWith	Isaac Asimov ⓘ
awarded	Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine ⓘ Locus Award for Best Magazine ⓘ linked to: Locus Award
basedIn	New York City ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributionFormat	ebook ⓘ newsstand ⓘ subscription ⓘ
editor	Sheila Williams ⓘ
editorStartYear	2004 ⓘ
firstIssuePublicationMonth	Spring ⓘ
firstIssuePublicationYear	1977 ⓘ
focusesOn	emerging science fiction authors ⓘ established science fiction authors ⓘ short fiction ⓘ
formerEditor	Gardner Dozois ⓘ George H. Scithers ⓘ Shawna McCarthy ⓘ
formerName	Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine ⓘ linked to: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
genre	science fiction ⓘ
hasISSN	1065-2698 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	digital magazine ⓘ print magazine ⓘ
namedAfter	Isaac Asimov ⓘ
notableFor	emphasis on character-driven science fiction ⓘ publishing award-winning science fiction stories ⓘ
originalPublishingFrequency	monthly ⓘ
partOf	Dell Magazines science fiction line ⓘ linked to: Dell Magazines
publisher	Dell Magazines ⓘ
publishingFrequency	bimonthly ⓘ
subject	science fiction book reviews ⓘ science fiction criticism ⓘ science fiction editorials ⓘ science fiction novelettes ⓘ science fiction novellas ⓘ science fiction poetry ⓘ science fiction short stories ⓘ
targetAudience	fans of speculative fiction ⓘ science fiction readers ⓘ
typicalContent	editorial columns ⓘ original science fiction stories ⓘ reader letters ⓘ
website	https://www.asimovs.com/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dell Magazines → publisherOf → Asimov’s Science Fiction ⓘ

Dell Magazines → associatedWith → Asimov’s Science Fiction ⓘ

Robot Dreams → firstPublishedIn → Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine ⓘ