Algol: The Magazine About Science Fiction was published from 1963 to 1984 by Andrew Porter.
[2] Science Fiction Chronicle, founded in 1978, was initially a "department" of Algol) and was spun off it as an independent magazine in 1979.
[6] Initially a two-page fanzine printed by spirit duplicator, it expanded rapidly, moving to offset covers, then adding mimeographed contents, ultimately becoming a printed publication with the 16th issue.
It went to a full color cover with the 24th issue; ultimately the circulation rose to 7,000.
Columnists at various times included Ted White, Richard A. Lupoff, Susan Wood, Vincent Di Fate, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Joe Sanders, and Bhob Stewart.