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Title:	If
Also known as:	Worlds of If; Worlds of Science Fiction
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First issue:	March 1952 (v. 1 no. 1)
First renewed issue:	no issue renewals found in registered works database
First automatically renewed issue:	May 1964 (v. 14 no. 2), © February 2, 1964
First renewed contribution in:	March 1952 (v. 1 no. 1); see registered works database

Renewed contributions

This includes all active contribution renewals prior to 1964, when automatic renewals began. It might not show all renewals from 1964 onward.

March 1952 (v. 1 no. 1): "Bitter Victory", by Walter M. Miller [Permissions]
March 1952 (v. 1 no. 1): "Never Underestimate", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
May 1952 (v. 1 no. 2): "The Beast", by John Jakes
July 1952 (v. 1 no. 3): "Let My People Go", by Walter M. Miller [Permissions]
September 1952 (v. 1 no. 4): "The Space Clause", by L. Sprague De Camp [Permissions] (Renewal record gives magazine title as 'Worlds of Science Fiction', which is this magazine's subtitle.)
November 1952 (v. 1 no. 5): "Brother to the Machine", by Richard Matheson [Permissions]
November 1952 (v. 1 no. 5): "The Running Hounds", by John Jakes
March 1953 (v. 2 no. 1): "Margin of Error", by Richard Deming
July 1953 (v. 2 no. 3): "The Guinea Pigs", by Evan Hunter (using the name S. A. Lombino) [Permissions]
September 1953 (v. 2 no. 4): "A Case of Conscience", by James Blish [Permissions]
September 1953 (v. 2 no. 4): "The Trouble With Bubbles", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
September 1953 (v. 2 no. 4): "In the Forest", by Leslie Perri
November 1953 (v. 2 no. 5): "The Custodian", by William Tenn [Permissions]
November 1953 (v. 2 no. 5): "See No Evil", by Dean McLaughlin
January 1954 (v. 2 no. 6): "Malice in Wonderland", by Evan Hunter [Permissions]
January 1954 (v. 2 no. 6): "A Word for Freedom", by James E. Gunn
January 1954 (v. 2 no. 6): "Anachron", by Damon Knight [Permissions]
March 1954 (v. 3 no. 1): "Act of Passion", by Raymond E. Banks
April 1954 (v. 3 no. 2): "The Golden Man", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the April 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the April 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
April 1954 (v. 3 no. 2): "Carrier", by Robert Sheckley [Permissions]
April 1954 (v. 3 no. 2): "The Last Conqueror", by Morton Klass (Renewal is recorded as being filed in 1983, which may be too late to cover this story.)
May 1954 (v. 3 no. 3): "Prominent Author", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the June 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the May 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
May 1954 (v. 3 no. 3): "Descent", by Richard Matheson [Permissions]
July 1954 (v. 3 no. 5): "Beauty and the Beast", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
July 1954 (v. 3 no. 5): "A Monster Named Smith", by James E. Gunn
July 1954 (v. 3 no. 5): "The Big Stink", by Theodore R. Cogswell [Permissions]
August 1954 (v. 3 no. 6): "The Joy of Living", by William F. Nolan
August 1954 (v. 3 no. 6): "The Academy", by Robert Sheckley [Permissions]
August 1954 (v. 3 no. 6): "Exhibit Piece", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the December 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the August 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
August 1954 (v. 3 no. 6): "Being", by Richard Matheson [Permissions]
August 1954 (v. 3 no. 6): "Contact Point", by Poul Anderson [Permissions] and Theodore R. Cogswell [Permissions]
September 1954 (v. 4 no. 1): "The Battle", by Robert Sheckley [Permissions]
September 1954 (v. 4 no. 1): "The Work-Out Planet", by Raymond E. Banks (Title as given in issue. Renewal record gives title as 'The Workout Planet'.)
October 1954 (v. 4 no. 2): "A Pattern for Penelope", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
November 1954 (v. 4 no. 3): "Carry Me Home", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
November 1954 (v. 4 no. 3): "Progeny", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the October 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the November 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
December 1954 (v. 4 no. 4): "The Jungle", by Charles Beaumont [Permissions]
December 1954 (v. 4 no. 4): "Elliptic Orbit", by Poul Anderson [Permissions]
January 1955 (v. 4 no. 5): "Saint Julie and the Visgi", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
January 1955 (v. 4 no. 5): "Turnabout", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
February 1955 (v. 4 no. 6): "The Odd Ones", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
March 1955 (v. 5 no. 1): "War Veteran", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
April 1955 (v. 5 no. 2): "Shill", by James E. Gunn (Renewal record says this was in the August 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the April 1955 issue.)
April 1955 (v. 5 no. 2): "One Love Have I", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
April 1955 (v. 5 no. 2): "Captive Market", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
April 1955 (v. 5 no. 2): "The Golden Man", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the April 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the April 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
May 1955 (v. 5 no. 3): "Foster, You're Dead", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the May 1955 issue of If, but we find no story by Dick, or by that name, in that issue. WorldCat reports it appeared in 'Star Science Fiction Stories, no. 3'. The 1955 January-June Books CCE volume reports that volume has a copyright date of December 20, 1954. Renewal for the story is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for a publication with that copyright date. We find no renewal for 'Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3' overall.)
June 1955 (v. 5 no. 4): "The Strangers", by Algis Budrys [Permissions]
June 1955 (v. 5 no. 4): "Men of the Ocean", by Raymond E. Banks
June 1955 (v. 5 no. 4): "Prominent Author", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the June 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the May 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
August 1955 (v. 5 no. 5): "Franchise", by Isaac Asimov [Permissions]
August 1955 (v. 5 no. 5): "The Mold of Yancy", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
August 1955 (v. 5 no. 5): "Shill", by James E. Gunn (Renewal record says this was in the August 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the April 1955 issue.)
October 1955 (v. 5 no. 6): "Prisoners of Earth", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
October 1955 (v. 5 no. 6): "Last Rites", by Charles Beaumont [Permissions]
October 1955 (v. 5 no. 6): "Progeny", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the October 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the November 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 1): "Hoax", by James E. Gunn
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 1): "N4 N5 N6", by James McKimmey
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 1): "Promised Planet", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 1): "Exhibit Piece", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (Renewal registration says this was published in the December 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the August 1954 issue. Renewal is dated November 22, 1983, likely too late to be effective for the actual publication date.)
April 1956 (v. 6 no. 3): "Life Hutch", by Harlan Ellison [Permissions]
April 1956 (v. 6 no. 3): "Chrome Pastures", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
June 1956 (v. 6 no. 4): "The Crackpots", by Harlan Ellison [Permissions]
October 1956 (v. 6 no. 6): "Room With View", by Robert F. Young [Permissions]
October 1956 (v. 6 no. 6): "Details", by Poul Anderson [Permissions]
December 1956 (v. 7 no. 1): "It's Cold Outside", by Richard Wilson [Permissions]
December 1956 (v. 7 no. 1): "A Thought for Today", by Henry Slesar [Permissions]
April 1957 (v. 7 no. 3): "Green Thumb", by James E. Gunn
April 1957 (v. 7 no. 3): "Hidden Talent", by Robert Silverberg [Permissions]
June 1957 (v. 7 no. 4): "Operation Gold Brick", by Walter S. Tevis [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. Renewal record gives title as 'Operation Goldbrick'.)
June 1957 (v. 7 no. 4): "Does a Bee Care?", by Isaac Asimov [Permissions]
June 1957 (v. 7 no. 4): "On the Dotted Line", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
June 1957 (v. 7 no. 4): "Shuffle Board", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
August 1957 (v. 7 no. 5): "The Tunesmith", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
August 1957 (v. 7 no. 5): "Wanted in Surgery", by Harlan Ellison [Permissions]
October 1957 (v. 7 no. 6): "Silence is Deadly", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
December 1957 (v. 8 no. 1): "Routine Emergency", by David R. Bunch (Issue was published incorrectly labeled as volume 7 number 6.)
February 1958 (v. 8 no. 2): "The Feeling of Power", by Isaac Asimov [Permissions]
April 1958 (v. 8 no. 3): "Powder Keg", by James E. Gunn
April 1958 (v. 8 no. 3): "Passport to Sirius", by Robert Silverberg [Permissions]
June 1958 (v. 8 no. 4): "The Songs of Distant Earth", by Arthur C. Clarke [Permissions] (Renewal record gives magazine title as 'Worlds of Science Fiction', which is this magazine's subtitle.)
August 1958 (v. 8 no. 5): "The Wages of Death", by Robert Silverberg [Permissions]
August 1958 (v. 8 no. 5): "The Sky is Burning", by Harlan Ellison [Permissions]
August 1958 (v. 8 no. 5): "Who's on First", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
October 1958 (v. 8 no. 6): "The Burning of the Brain", by Cordwainer Smith [Permissions]
October 1958 (v. 8 no. 6): "Brink of Creation", by Dean McLaughlin
December 1958 (v. 9 no. 1): "Western Science is So Wonderful", by Cordwainer Smith [Permissions]
December 1958 (v. 9 no. 1): "Null-O", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
February 1959 (v. 9 no. 2): "The Man Who Tasted Ashes", by Algis Budrys [Permissions]
February 1959 (v. 9 no. 2): "Discipline", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
February 1959 (v. 9 no. 2): "No, No, Not Rogov", by Cordwainer Smith [Permissions]
July 1959 (v. 9 no. 3): "The Ogre", by Avram Davidson [Permissions] (Issue was published incorrectly labeled as volume 8 number 6.)
July 1959 (v. 9 no. 3): "Sitting Duck", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions] (Issue was published incorrectly labeled as volume 8 number 6.)
July 1959 (v. 9 no. 3): "A Life and a Half", by Frederik Pohl (using the name Paul Flehr) [Permissions] (Issue was published incorrectly labeled as volume 8 number 6.)
July 1959 (v. 9 no. 3): "Recall Mechanism", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
September 1959 (v. 9 no. 4): "Fair Game", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
September 1959 (v. 9 no. 4): "The Scarlet Hexapod", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
September 1959 (v. 9 no. 4): "Homecoming", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
September 1959 (v. 9 no. 4): "An Honest Credit", by Lloyd Biggle (using the name Kirby Kerr) [Permissions]
September 1959 (v. 9 no. 4): "Hornets Nest", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
January 1960 (v. 9 no. 6): "The Last Leap", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
March 1960 (v. 10 no. 1): "The Gleaners", by Clifford D. Simak [Permissions]
March 1960 (v. 10 no. 1): "To Be Continued", by Raymond E. Banks
July 1960 (v. 10 no. 3): "Talent", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
July 1960 (v. 10 no. 3): "The Martian in the Attic", by Frederik Pohl [Permissions]
September 1960 (v. 10 no. 4): "Kangaroo Court", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
September 1960 (v. 10 no. 4): "Parallel Beans", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
September 1960 (v. 10 no. 4): "Words and Music", by Arthur Porges [Permissions]
November 1960 (v. 10 no. 5): "Quality of Mercy", by Daniel Keyes
November 1960 (v. 10 no. 5): "Esidarap ot Pirt Dnuor", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
November 1960 (v. 10 no. 5): "Egg and Ashes", by Frank Herbert [Permissions]
January 1961 (v. 10 no. 6): "The House in Bel Aire", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
March 1961 (v. 11 no. 1): "IOU", by Edward Wellen [Permissions]
March 1961 (v. 11 no. 1): "Minotaur", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
March 1961 (v. 11 no. 1): "SF is When", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
March 1961 (v. 11 no. 1): "The Well of the Deep Wish", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
May 1961 (v. 11 no. 2): "A Science Faction Story", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
May 1961 (v. 11 no. 2): "Seven Doors to Education", by Fred Saberhagen [Permissions]
July 1961 (v. 11 no. 3): "The BEM Called Windigo", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
July 1961 (v. 11 no. 3): "A Taste of Tenure", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
September 1961 (v. 11 no. 4): "Mirror Image", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
September 1961 (v. 11 no. 4): "Monoliths and Miracles", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
November 1961 (v. 11 no. 5): "Penny Wise and Fashion Foolish", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
January 1962 (v. 11 no. 6): "From Plynck to Planck", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
March 1962 (v. 12 no. 1): "Kings Who Die", by Poul Anderson [Permissions]
March 1962 (v. 12 no. 1): "Alexander Graham Bell and Me", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
May 1962 (v. 12 no. 2): "The Spy", by Theodore L. Thomas [Permissions]
May 1962 (v. 12 no. 2): "And Besides Those Bombs", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions] (Published anonymously.)
May 1962 (v. 12 no. 2): "Deadly Game", by Edward Wellen [Permissions]
May 1962 (v. 12 no. 2): "The Other If", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
July 1962 (v. 12 no. 3): "From Gustible's Planet", by Cordwainer Smith [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. Renewal record gives title as 'From Gustile's Planet'.)
July 1962 (v. 12 no. 3): "Uncle Sam's Time Machine", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
September 1962 (v. 12 no. 4): "And Then There Was Peace", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
September 1962 (v. 12 no. 4): "Once Around Arcturus", by Joseph L. Green
September 1962 (v. 12 no. 4): "Just Westing", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
November 1962 (v. 12 no. 5): "Most Personal", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
November 1962 (v. 12 no. 5): "Podkayne of Mars", by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions] (Ran in 3 parts in the November 1962, January 1963, and March 1963 issues of If. The November 1962 issue is the only one explicitly mentioned in its online renewal records, but a 1991 renewal for the 1963 book may cover the 1963 installments if the 1990 renewal mentioning the November 1962 installment does not.)
November 1962 (v. 12 no. 5): "The Reluctant Immortals", by David R. Bunch
November 1962 (v. 12 no. 5): "The Popoff", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
November 1962 (v. 12 no. 5): "The Critique of Impure Reason", by Poul Anderson [Permissions]
January 1963 (v. 12 no. 6): "Podkayne of Mars", by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions] (Ran in 3 parts in the November 1962, January 1963, and March 1963 issues of If. The November 1962 issue is the only one explicitly mentioned in its online renewal records, but a 1991 renewal for the 1963 book may cover the 1963 installments if the 1990 renewal mentioning the November 1962 installment does not.)
January 1963 (v. 12 no. 6): "Fortress Ship", by Fred Saberhagen [Permissions]
March 1963 (v. 13 no. 1): "This Dream We Have", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
March 1963 (v. 13 no. 1): "The Time Tombs", by J. G. Ballard [Permissions]
March 1963 (v. 13 no. 1): "The Wishbooks", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
March 1963 (v. 13 no. 1): "Podkayne of Mars", by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions] (Ran in 3 parts in the November 1962, January 1963, and March 1963 issues of If. The November 1962 issue is the only one explicitly mentioned in its online renewal records, but a 1991 renewal for the 1963 book may cover the 1963 installments if the 1990 renewal mentioning the November 1962 installment does not.)
May 1963 (v. 13 no. 2): "That There Opposition", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
May 1963 (v. 13 no. 2): "Singleminded", by John Brunner [Permissions]
May 1963 (v. 13 no. 2): "Nonpolitical New Frontiers", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
May 1963 (v. 13 no. 2): "Turning Point", by Poul Anderson [Permissions]
July 1963 (v. 13 no. 3): "That Notebook Again", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
July 1963 (v. 13 no. 3): "The Reefs of Space" (part 1 of 3), by Frederik Pohl [Permissions] and Jack Williamson [Permissions]
July 1963 (v. 13 no. 3): "In the Arena", by Brian W. Aldiss [Permissions]
July 1963 (v. 13 no. 3): "Men of Space", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
July 1963 (v. 13 no. 3): "The Shadow of Wings", by Robert Silverberg [Permissions]
September 1963 (v. 13 no. 4): "Kick Yourself Again", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
September 1963 (v. 13 no. 4): "Science on a Shoestring, or Less", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
September 1963 (v. 13 no. 4): "The Reefs of Space" (part 2 of 3), by Frederik Pohl [Permissions] and Jack Williamson [Permissions]
November 1963 (v. 13 no. 5): "Response and Addenda", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
November 1963 (v. 13 no. 5): "Second Class Citizen", by Damon Knight [Permissions]
November 1963 (v. 13 no. 5): "Long Day in Court", by Nicholas Zvegintzov (using the name Jonathan Brand)
November 1963 (v. 13 no. 5): "Glop, Goosh and Gilgamesh", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
November 1963 (v. 13 no. 5): "The Reefs of Space" (part 3 of 3), by Frederik Pohl [Permissions] and Jack Williamson [Permissions]
November 1963 (v. 13 no. 5): "A Better Mousetrap", by John Brunner [Permissions]
January 1964 (v. 13 no. 6): "The Day They Threw God at Me", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
January 1964 (v. 13 no. 6): "Personal Monuments", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
January 1964 (v. 13 no. 6): "Waterspider", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
March 1964 (v. 14 no. 1): "Miracle on Michigan", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
March 1964 (v. 14 no. 1): "How to Have a Hiroshima", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
May 1964 (v. 14 no. 2): "The Store of Heart's Desire", by Cordwainer Smith [Permissions]
July 1964 (v. 14 no. 3): "Farnham's Freehold" (part 1 of 3), by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions]
August 1964 (v. 14 no. 4): "The Life Hater", by Fred Saberhagen [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. Renewal record mentions this title, but gives the story's main title as 'Peacemaker', its title as later published.)
August 1964 (v. 14 no. 4): "Farnham's Freehold" (part 2 of 3), by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions]
October 1964 (v. 14 no. 5): "Farnham's Freehold" (part 3 of 3), by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions]
December 1964 (v. 14 no. 7): "The Coldest Place", by Larry Niven [Permissions]

Additional note

The March 1964 issue has a 1964 copyright notice, but the CCE states that its actual copyright date was December 23, 1963.

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