Galaktika

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*Galaktika*
Editor	István Burger
Former editors	Péter Kuczka
Categories	Science fiction magazine
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Metropolis Media Group Kft.
First issue	1972
Country	Hungary
Based in	Budapest
Language	Hungarian
Website	galaktika.hu
ISSN	0133-2430
OCLC	35111971

Galaktika was a Hungarian science fiction magazine that was published between 1972 and 1995. At its peak, 94,000 copies were printed in Hungary. For comparison, Analog magazine printed 120,000 copies in the United States.^[1]

A newer publication with the same name has been in publication since 2004. There were reports the magazine was translating and publishing works without payment or permission from the original authors. ^[1] The new publishers agreed to seek approval and compensate affected authors in an agreement reached with the Authors Guild and Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in July 2017.^[2]

The original Galaktika (1972–1995)

The magazine was divided into three sections: "Thematic," "National," and "Mixed." The first section concentrated on stories with similar themes, while the second selected works from the literature of a specific country. It was the only avenue for many Hungarian and Eastern European writers to publish short stories. ^{[citation needed]}

Péter Kuczka was the editor during the lifetime of the original magazine.

The first edition was issued in the summer of 1972, with 38,000 copies printed on 125 A5 pages. In 1985 with issue #60, the format was changed to 96 A4 pages, but in 1993 reverted to the A5 in a black-bordered format. The 1993 format persisted until the original publication ceased.

Galaktika closed in 1995, when it was no longer possible to publish profitably.^[3] During its initial run, 2,257 short stories and articles written by more than 1,000 authors were published.

The new Galaktika (2004–present)

A new publication, also called Galaktika, began in November 2004^[3] with issue #176. The new magazine had a different page layout, editorial structure, and ownership from the original Galaktika, however it still publishes science fiction stories, sometimes from relatively new authors. The publisher of the new magazine is Metropolis Media.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Rambo, Cat (26 September 2016). "The Galaktika Situation". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Authors Guild and SFWA Bring an End to Decade-long Infringement". Authors Guild. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Csilla Kleinheincz (23 February 2011). "MetaGalaktika #11: A thousand years of Hungarian science fiction, 2009". SFF Portal. Retrieved 6 August 2015.