Worlds of If
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Worlds of If was a mid-20th-century American science fiction magazine known for publishing influential genre stories and winning multiple Hugo Awards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Worlds of If canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8495293 — 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: Worlds of If Context triple: [The Man in the Maze, firstPublishedIn, Worlds of If]
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A.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds was a mid-20th-century American science fiction magazine that published stories by notable genre authors, including Lester del Rey.
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B.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds is a science book by Carl Sagan that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and the nature of planets and moons beyond Earth.
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C.
A Journey in Other Worlds
A Journey in Other Worlds is an 1894 science fiction novel by American millionaire John Jacob Astor IV that imagines futuristic space travel and life on other planets in the year 2000.
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D.
Games of the New World
Games of the New World was the official motto of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, reflecting a vision of a modern, forward-looking Olympic movement.
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E.
New Worlds
New Worlds is a pioneering British science fiction magazine best known for showcasing experimental and New Wave SF writers in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Worlds of If Target entity description: Worlds of If was a mid-20th-century American science fiction magazine known for publishing influential genre stories and winning multiple Hugo Awards.
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A.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds was a mid-20th-century American science fiction magazine that published stories by notable genre authors, including Lester del Rey.
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B.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds is a science book by Carl Sagan that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and the nature of planets and moons beyond Earth.
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C.
A Journey in Other Worlds
A Journey in Other Worlds is an 1894 science fiction novel by American millionaire John Jacob Astor IV that imagines futuristic space travel and life on other planets in the year 2000.
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D.
Games of the New World
Games of the New World was the official motto of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, reflecting a vision of a modern, forward-looking Olympic movement.
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E.
New Worlds
New Worlds is a pioneering British science fiction magazine best known for showcasing experimental and New Wave SF writers in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pulp magazine
ⓘ
science fiction magazine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
If
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
If: Worlds of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMagazine |
Beyond Fantasy Fiction
GENERATED
ⓘ
Galaxy Science Fiction GENERATED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editor |
Ejler Jakobsson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace L. Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ James L. Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| finalIssuePublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstIssuePublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasNotableContributor |
Ben Bova
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon R. Dickson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlan Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Laumer NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HugoAwardBestProzineWins | 3 ⓘ |
| HugoAwardBestProzineWinYears |
1966
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1967 ⓘ 1968 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American science fiction literature
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science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableEditor | Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing influential science fiction stories
ⓘ
supporting new science fiction writers ⓘ |
| originalPublisherLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfGreatestSuccess | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency |
bimonthly (at various times)
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irregular ⓘ monthly (at various times) ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| publisher |
Galaxy Publishing Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Quinn Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ UPD Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | science fiction readers ⓘ |
| typicalFormat | digest-size magazine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Worlds of If Description of subject: Worlds of If was a mid-20th-century American science fiction magazine known for publishing influential genre stories and winning multiple Hugo Awards.
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