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A puzzling shorter nameSourced

Science Fiction Chronicle
became simply Chronicle.

Around 2002, the US science-fiction magazine Science Fiction Chronicle shortened its name to Chronicle. One account says the reason was to avoid confusion with the San Francisco Chronicle—though the shorter name might seem even closer.

Shorter does not always
mean clearer.

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Reviewed: 2026-10-01

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