Gordon Van Gelder is an American science fiction editor known for his long tenure at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He served as editor and later publisher of the magazine from 1997 until 2014, establishing himself as a significant figure in science fiction publishing during that period. Van Gelder's editorial work has been recognized with major awards in the science fiction community. He won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form twice for his work at Fantasy & Science Fiction. Earlier in his career, he was a managing editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction from 1988 to 1993, where he received multiple Hugo Award nominations. In 2015, Van Gelder stepped down as editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction, with Charles Coleman Finlay taking over the editorial role. Van Gelder remained as publisher of the magazine until early 2025.