The following lists all publishers and editors (including managing, associate and assistant editors) of the magazines for the period covered by this volume, January 1981 to December 1990. Where magazines continue beyond that date, or where later ones are discussed in the main text, the last issue of the individual's tenure is given. See previous volumes in this series for earlier editorial roles. Dates below refer to an issue cover date, not to appointment.

Adams, Carol

Assistant Editor, Weird Tales, Fall 1990–Winter 1990/91 (2 issues), thereafter Managing Editor to December 2004.

Adcroft, Patrice

Editor, Omni, June 1986–September 1990 (52 issues).

Adkisson, Michael G.

Publisher and Editor, New Pathways, March 1986–Winter 1992 (20 issues).

Adomites, Paul

Managing Editor, Questar, February 1981 (1 issue). Editor, Questar, June 1981 (1 issue).

Albanese, Jeff

Editor, The Space Gamer, October 1988–April 1990 (6 issues).

Allison, Susan

Assistant Editor, Destinies, November/December 1978–Spring 1981 (10 issues).

Allstone, Aaron

Editor, The Space Gamer, June 1982–September/October 1983 (14 issues).

Ambrose, Michael E.

Publisher and Editor, The Argonaut, May 1972–Summer 1995 (20 issues).

Anderson, Jani

Co-editor, Space & Time, Winter 1989–Summer 1992 (6 issues).

Annis, Paul

Assistant Editor, Interzone, Summer 1984–April 1999 (135 issues).

Appelquist, Daniel K.

Publisher and Editor, Quanta, October 1989–July 1995 (22 issues).

Ashmead, John

Assistant Editor, Asimov's, August 1980–15 February 1982 (20 issues).

Assistant Editor, Amazing Stories, November 1982–January 1983 (2 issues).

Asplund, Russell W.

Editor, The Leading Edge, #17, 1988–#20/21, 1990 (4 issues).

Atkins, Dawn

Publisher and Editor, Shadows Of…, June 1979–Spring 1982 (6 issues).

Babcock III, L. Ross

Publisher, Stardate, March/April–July/August 1985 (3 issues).

Baen, James

Editor, Destinies, November/December 1978–Fall 1981 (11 issues).

Publisher and Co-editor, Far Frontiers, January 1985–Winter 1986 (7 issues).

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, New Destinies, Spring 1987–Fall 1990 (8 issues).

Banks, Michael

Associate Editor, Far Frontiers, Spring–Winter 1986 (3 issues).

Associate Editor, New Destinies, Spring–Fall 1987 (2 issues).

Barbour, Douglas

Co-editor, Tesseracts, 1987 (1 volume).

Batdorff, Karl F.

Editor, The Leading Edge, #12, 1986–#16, 1988 (5 issues).

Battista, William F.

Associate Publisher, Asimov's, January 1985–March 1987 (29 issues).

Associate Publisher, Analog, February 1985–March 1987 (28 issues).

Publisher, Asimov's, April 1987–October 1989 (33 issues).

Publisher, Analog, April 1987–October 1989 (33 issues).

Baur, Wolfgang H.

Editor, Visions, Fall 1989–Fall 1991 (4 issues).