Journal of Scientific Exploration
The Journal of Scientific Exploration (JSE) is a quarterly publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration (founded in 1982).[1] According to its mission statement, this publication "was established in 1987 to provide a professional forum for the presentation, scrutiny and criticism of scientific research on topics outside the established disciplines of mainstream science." [2]
Topics and policies
JSE publishes scholarly papers on topics such as alternative medicine, consciousness, paranormal phenomena, reincarnation and the UFO phenomenon. [2][3] [4] [5] The policy of the magazine is to maintain a critical view by presenting both sides of an argument so as not to advocate for or against any of the published topics.[6][7] Some regard the publication as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science,[8][9][10] others view it as a forum for scientifically objectionable ideas.[11]
Key personnel
Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Ronald A. Howard (management science, Stanford University), Founder and Editor-in-Chief 1987-1988[12]
- Dr. Bernard Haisch (astrophysics) Editor-in-Chief 1988-1999 [3][13]
- Prof. Henry Bauer (chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University) 1999-present [14]
Editorial board
- Mikel Aickin, (Ctr. for Health Res., Kaiser Permanente, Portland)
- Rémy Chauvin (Sorbonne)
- Olivier Costa de Beauregard (University of Paris)
- Steven J. Dick (NASA Headquarters)
- Peter Fenwick (Institute of Psychiatry, London)
- Alan Gauld (Dept. of Psychology, University of Nottingham)
- Richard C. Henry (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University)
- Robert G. Jahn (School of Engineering, Princeton University); see also Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab (PEAR)
- W. H. Jefferys, (Astronomy, University of Texas)
- Wayne B. Jonas, (National Institutes of Health)
- Michael Levin, (Cell Biology Dept., Harvard Medical School)
- David Pieri (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
- Ian B. Stevenson (Health Science Center, University of Virginia)
- Peter A. Sturrock (Ctr. for Space Science & Astrophysics, Stanford University)
- Yervant Terzian (Astronomy, Cornell University)
- N. C. Wickramasinghe (University College Cardiff); see also plasma cosmology and Fred Hoyle
References
- ↑ Society for Scientific Exploration website
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Journal of Scientific Exploration website
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 B.Haisch, M.Sims A Retrospective on the Journal of Scientific Exploration, JSE Vol 18, No 1 (2004)
- ↑ Lemonick MD (May 24, 2005). Science on the Fringe. Time
- ↑ Cross A (2004). The Flexibility of Scientific Rhetoric: A Case Study of UFO Researchers. Qualitative Sociology. Volume 27, Number 1 / March, 2004
- ↑ Is the "Mars Effect" Genuine? Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 11 , No. 1, pp. 19-39, 1997- an example for presenting both sides of an argument
- ↑ Critique of "Roswell – anatomy of a myth" JSE Vol 12, No 1 (Spring 1998) - an example for presenting both sides of an argument
- ↑ CSICOP Skeptical Resources
- ↑ A Resource List for the Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- ↑ Journals and Other Media at the Department of History of the University of North Texas
- ↑ See archives at Scientific Exploration website
- ↑ Stanford biography
- ↑ Calphysics Institute
- ↑ Henry H. Bauer, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University