Oprindeligt var deltagelse i afstemningen forbeholdt ''Locus''-abonnenter, men afstemningen er nu åben for alle, selvom abonnenternes stemmer tæller dobbelt så meget som stemmerne fra ikke-abonnenter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Locus Poll and Survey|url=https://locusmag.com/2020-locus-poll-and-survey/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413131518/https://locusmag.com/2020-locus-poll-and-survey/|archive-date=13. april 2020|website=Locus}}</ref> Prisen blev indviet i 1971 og var oprindelig beregnet til at give forslag og anbefalinger for [[Hugo Award]]s.<ref name="about" /> De er blevet betragtet som en prestigefyldt pris inden for science fiction, fantasy og horrorlitteratur.<ref name=latimes-2018>
{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-locus-awards-20180626-story.html |title=Locus Award winners include N.K. Jemisin, Victor LaValle and John Scalzi |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=26. juni 2018 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]}}
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{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/27/locus-awards-go-to-ann-leckie-naomi-novik-terry-pratchett-neil-gaiman-george-rr-martin |title=Locus awards go to Ann Leckie, Naomi Novik and other stars |last=Flood |first=Allison |date=27. juni 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}
</ref> ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]'' anser at Locus Awards omdømme er ligestillet med [[Hugo Award|Hugo]] og [[Nebula Award]]s.<ref name=SFE-locus-award>
{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/locus_award |title=Locus Award |encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] |publisher=Gollancz |edition=3rd |author-last=Langford |author-first=David |author-link=David Langford |display-editors=etal |editor-last=Clute |editor-first=John |editor-link=John Clute |access-date=11. september 2021}}
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