Ian Randal Strock began his career as the editorial assistant of the magazines Analog Science Fiction and Fact and Asimov's Science Fiction.
[3] He founded SFScope in early 2007 to "deliver the news of the speculative fiction fields in a timely, accessible fashion.
"[3] While he is the site's publisher and primary editor,[1] writers Kit Hawkins, Michael A. Burstein, and Sarah Stegall also contribute columns.
[2] Strock has stated, "We shy away from the constant rumor updates about coming movies.
"[3] The last legitimate post to this site is dated 7 July 2014, titled ‘Sorry for the Silence’[1] by Ian Randal Strock.