[1] Tangent Online is edited by Dave Truesdale, with web-hoster Eric James Stone.

[2] The magazine covers reviews of science fiction and fantasy short fiction as well as providing classic interviews, articles, and editorials.

According to Sam Moskowitz, Tangent was the first of its kind in the history of the SF field (going back to its official inception in 1926) to review short science fiction and fantasy exclusively.

Paul Di Filippo of Sci Fi Weekly reviewed the site as "a one-stop clearinghouse for information on the good, the bad and the ugly in the short-story jungle.

"[3] From 1997 through 1999, Tangent was nominated each year for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.