Locus

monthly magazine on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field
Periodical magazine Q963987
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Locus

Summary

Locus is a magazine[1]. Locus ranks in the top 5% of magazine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locus's field of work was science fiction[3].
  • Locus received the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine[4].
  • Locus received the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine[5].
  • Locus is in the country of United States[6].
  • Locus's instance of is recorded as magazine[7].
  • Locus's instance of is recorded as review journal[8].
  • Locus's headquarters location is recorded as Oakland[9].
  • Locus's ISSN is recorded as 0047-4959[10].
  • Locus's OCLC number is recorded as 2255782[11].
  • Locus's OCLC number is recorded as 1001066501[12].
  • Locus's OCLC number is recorded as 1014006474[13].
  • Locus's place of publication is recorded as Oakland[14].
  • Locus's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Locus's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Locus[17].
  • Locus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06vwb9[18].
  • Locus's Internet Archive ID is recorded as pub_locus[19].
  • Locus's official website is recorded as https://locusmag.com[20].
  • Locus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Locus (magazine)[21].
  • Locus's ZDB ID is recorded as 439907-9[22].
  • Locus's Library of Congress item ID is recorded as 93658615[23].
  • Locus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Locus'}[24].
  • Locus's X is recorded as locusmag[25].
  • Locus's publication interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+1'}[26].
  • Locus's Mastodon address is recorded as [email protected][27].

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Career and Affiliations

Locus's field of work was science fiction[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Fanzine[4], a literary award[28], founded in 1955[29] and Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine[5], a literary award[30], founded in 1984[31].

Why It Matters

Locus ranks in the top 5% of magazine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2] Locus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Locus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Locus receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Fanzine[4] and Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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