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The '''Journal of Scientific Exploration''' (JSE) is a quarterly publication of the [[Society for Scientific Exploration]] (founded in 1982). 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." <ref name="JSE">[http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse.php Journal of Scientific Exploration website]</ref>
The '''Journal of Scientific Exploration''' (JSE) is a quarterly publication of the [[Society for Scientific Exploration]] (founded in 1982).<ref name=Soc>[http://www.scientificexploration.org/ Society for Scientific Exploration website]</ref> According to the society newsletter sidebar, "Since 1987, the JSE has
published research on consciousness, ufos, alternative energy, and many more scientific
anomalous related topics." <ref name=sidebar>[http://www.scientificexploration.org/explorer/explorer_23_3.pdf ''The Explorer'' sidebar, Spring 2011, Vol. 23, No. 3] </ref><ref name="JSE">[http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/ Journal of Scientific Exploration website]</ref> According to their newsletter, "The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) is a multidisciplinary professional organization of scientists and other scholars committed to studying phenomena that cross or are outside of the traditional boundaries of science and, for these or other reasons, are ignored or studied inadequately within mainstream science."<ref name=sidebar/> 


==Topics and policies==
==Topics and policies==


JSE publishes scholarly papers on topics such as [[alternative medicine]], [[consciousness]], [[paranormal phenomena]], [[reincarnation]] and the UFO phenomenon. <ref name="JSE"/><ref name="retrospective">http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/articles/pdf/18.1_haisch_sims.pdf B.Haisch, M.Sims, ''A Retrospective on the Journal of Scientific Exploration'', JSE Vol 18, No 1 (2004)</ref> <ref name="Lemonick">Lemonick MD (May 24, 2005). [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1064461,00.html Science on the Fringe.] ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''</ref> <ref name=cross">Cross A (2004). The Flexibility of Scientific Rhetoric: A Case Study of UFO Researchers. ''Qualitative Sociology''. Volume 27, Number 1 / March, 2004</ref>
JSE publishes scholarly papers on topics such as [[alternative medicine]], [[consciousness]], [[paranormal phenomena]], [[reincarnation]] and the UFO phenomenon. <ref name="JSE"/><ref name="retrospective">[http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_18_1_haisch.pdf B.Haisch, M.Sims ''A Retrospective on the Journal of Scientific Exploration''], JSE Vol 18, No 1 (2004)</ref> <ref name="Lemonick">Lemonick MD (May 24, 2005). [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1064461,00.html Science on the Fringe.] ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''</ref> <ref name=cross">Cross A (2004). The Flexibility of Scientific Rhetoric: A Case Study of UFO Researchers. ''Qualitative Sociology''. Volume 27, Number 1 / March, 2004</ref>
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.<ref>http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/v11n1.php JSE Vol 11, No 1 (Spring 1997) - as an example for presenting both sides of an argument (Mars effect)</ref><ref>http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/v12n1.php JSE Vol 12, No 1 (Spring 1998) - as an example for presenting both sides of an argument (Roswell)</ref> Some regard the publication as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science,<ref>http://www.csicop.org/resources/ CSICOP Skeptical Resources</ref><ref>http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/college/specialinterestgroups/spirituality/resources/journals.aspx A Resource List for the Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists</ref><ref>http://www.hist.unt.edu/web_resources/anth_journal.htm Journals and Other Media at the Department of History of the University of North Texas</ref> others view it as a forum for scientifically objectionable ideas.<ref>See archives on [http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_11_1_kurtz.pdf ''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</ref><ref>[http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_12_1_wood.pdf ''Critique of "Roswell – anatomy of a myth"''] JSE Vol 12, No 1 (Spring 1998) - an example for presenting both sides of an argument</ref> Some regard the publication as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science,<ref>[http://www.csicop.org/resources/ CSICOP Skeptical Resources]</ref><ref>[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/college/specialinterestgroups/spirituality/resources/journals.aspx A Resource List for the Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists]</ref><ref>[http://www.hist.unt.edu/web_resources/anth_journal.htm Journals and Other Media at the Department of History of the University of North Texas]</ref> others view it as a forum for scientifically objectionable ideas.<ref>See [http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/articles.html archives at Scientific Exploration website]</ref>


==Key personnel==
==Key personnel==
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===Editors-in-Chief===
===Editors-in-Chief===


*[[Ronald A. Howard | Prof. Ronald A. Howard]] ([[management science]], [[Stanford University]]), Founder and Editor-in-Chief 1987-1988
*[[Ronald A. Howard | Prof. Ronald A. Howard]] ([[management science]], [[Stanford University]]), Founder and Editor-in-Chief 1987-1988<ref>[http://decision.stanford.edu/research/faculty/ronald-a.-howard/ronald-a.-howard Stanford biography]</ref>
*[[Bernard Haisch | Dr. Bernard Haisch]] ([[astrophysics]], Lockheed Solar and Astrophysics Lab.) Editor-in-Chief 1988-1999 <ref name="retrospective"/><ref>http://www.manyone.net/about/management/bernard-haisch.html ManyOne - Management: Dr. Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.</ref>
*[[Bernard Haisch | Dr. Bernard Haisch]] ([[astrophysics]]) Editor-in-Chief 1988-1999 <ref name="retrospective"/><ref>[http://www.calphysics.org/ Calphysics Institute]</ref>
*[[Henry Bauer | Prof. Henry Bauer]] ([[chemistry]], [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University|VPI]]) 1999-present <ref>http://spec.lib.vt.edu/mss/bauer.html Henry H. Bauer Papers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</ref>
*[[Henry Bauer | Prof. Henry Bauer]] ([[chemistry]], [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University]]) 1999-present <ref>[http://henryhbauer.homestead.com/ Henry H. Bauer], Professor Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</ref>


===Editorial board===
===Editorial board===


The current board consists of academics at mainstream institutions who have a reputation for publishing in [[fringe science]] topics:
#Mikel Aickin, (Ctr. for Health Res., Kaiser Permanente, Portland)
 
#Rémy Chauvin ([[Sorbonne]])
#Mikel Aickin, (Ctr. for Health Res., Kaiser Permanente, Portland) publishes on [[paranormal]] topics
#Olivier Costa de Beauregard ([[University of Paris]])
#Rémy Chauvin ([[Sorbonne]]), ditto
#Steven J. Dick ([[NASA Headquarters]])
#Olivier Costa de Beauregard ([[University of Paris]]), ditto
#Peter Fenwick ([[Institute of Psychiatry]], London)
#Steven J. Dick ([[United States Naval Observatory]]), ditto
#Alan Gauld (Dept. of Psychology, [[University of Nottingham]])
#Peter Fenwick ([[Institute of Psychiatry]], London) publishes on [[life after death]]
#Richard C. Henry (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, [[Johns Hopkins University]])
#Alan Gauld (Dept. of Psychology, [[University of Nottingham]]) has been described as a [[parapsychologist]] (at JSE)
#Robert G. Jahn (School of Engineering, [[Princeton University]]); see also [[Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab]] (PEAR)
#Richard C. Henry (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, [[Johns Hopkins University]]) publishes on [[UFO]]s and other paranormal topics,
#W. H. Jefferys, (Astronomy, [[University of Texas]])
#Robert G. Jahn (School of Engineering, [[Princeton University]]) publishes on [[psychokinesis]]; see also [[Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab]] (PEAR)
#Wayne B. Jonas, ([[National Institutes of Health]])
#W. H. Jefferys, (Astronomy, [[University of Texas]]) publishes on "paranormal dreaming"
#[[Michael Levin]], (Cell Biology Dept., [[Harvard Medical School]])
#Wayne B. Jonas, ([[National Institutes of Health]]) publishes on "magical thinking" and [[homeopathy]]
#David Pieri ([[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]])
#[[Michael Levin]], (Cell Biology Dept., [[Harvard Medical School]]) publishes on [[Psionics]] and "paranormal information transfer"
#[[Ian Stevenson|Ian B. Stevenson]] (Health Science Center, [[University of Virginia]])
#David Pieri ([[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]) publishes on the so-called [[Face on Mars]]
#[[Peter A. Sturrock]] (Ctr. for Space Science & Astrophysics, [[Stanford University]])
#[[Ian Stevenson|Ian B. Stevenson]] (Health Science Center, [[University of Virginia]]) is the author of book on paranormal
#Yervant Terzian (Astronomy, [[Cornell University]])
#[[Peter A. Sturrock]] (Ctr. for Space Science & Astrophysics, [[Stanford University]]) publishes on [[UFO]]s
#[[Chandra Wickramasinghe|N. C. Wickramasinghe]] ([[University College Cardiff]]); see also [[plasma cosmology]] and [[Fred Hoyle]]
#Yervant Terzian (Astronomy, [[Cornell University]]) publishes on [[UFO]]s
#[[Chandra Wickramasinghe|N. C. Wickramasinghe]] ([[University College Cardiff]]) publishes on a paranormal "plasma vortex"; see also [[plasma cosmology]] and [[Fred Hoyle]]
 
==See also==
 
*[[Fringe science]]
*[[Protoscience]]


==References==
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==External links==
 
* [http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse.php Journal of Scientific Exploration], the JSE website
* [http://www.scientificexploration.org/ Society for Scientific Exploration], publisher of JSE
 
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The Journal of Scientific Exploration (JSE) is a quarterly publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration (founded in 1982).[1] According to the society newsletter sidebar, "Since 1987, the JSE has published research on consciousness, ufos, alternative energy, and many more scientific anomalous related topics." [2][3] According to their newsletter, "The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) is a multidisciplinary professional organization of scientists and other scholars committed to studying phenomena that cross or are outside of the traditional boundaries of science and, for these or other reasons, are ignored or studied inadequately within mainstream science."[2]

Topics and policies

JSE publishes scholarly papers on topics such as alternative medicine, consciousness, paranormal phenomena, reincarnation and the UFO phenomenon. [3][4] [5] [6] 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.[7][8] Some regard the publication as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science,[9][10][11] others view it as a forum for scientifically objectionable ideas.[12]

Key personnel

Editors-in-Chief

Editorial board

  1. Mikel Aickin, (Ctr. for Health Res., Kaiser Permanente, Portland)
  2. Rémy Chauvin (Sorbonne)
  3. Olivier Costa de Beauregard (University of Paris)
  4. Steven J. Dick (NASA Headquarters)
  5. Peter Fenwick (Institute of Psychiatry, London)
  6. Alan Gauld (Dept. of Psychology, University of Nottingham)
  7. Richard C. Henry (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University)
  8. Robert G. Jahn (School of Engineering, Princeton University); see also Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab (PEAR)
  9. W. H. Jefferys, (Astronomy, University of Texas)
  10. Wayne B. Jonas, (National Institutes of Health)
  11. Michael Levin, (Cell Biology Dept., Harvard Medical School)
  12. David Pieri (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
  13. Ian B. Stevenson (Health Science Center, University of Virginia)
  14. Peter A. Sturrock (Ctr. for Space Science & Astrophysics, Stanford University)
  15. Yervant Terzian (Astronomy, Cornell University)
  16. N. C. Wickramasinghe (University College Cardiff); see also plasma cosmology and Fred Hoyle

References

  1. ↑ Society for Scientific Exploration website
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Explorer sidebar, Spring 2011, Vol. 23, No. 3
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Journal of Scientific Exploration website
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 B.Haisch, M.Sims A Retrospective on the Journal of Scientific Exploration, JSE Vol 18, No 1 (2004)
  5. ↑ Lemonick MD (May 24, 2005). Science on the Fringe. Time
  6. ↑ Cross A (2004). The Flexibility of Scientific Rhetoric: A Case Study of UFO Researchers. Qualitative Sociology. Volume 27, Number 1 / March, 2004
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ Critique of "Roswell – anatomy of a myth" JSE Vol 12, No 1 (Spring 1998) - an example for presenting both sides of an argument
  9. ↑ CSICOP Skeptical Resources
  10. ↑ A Resource List for the Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  11. ↑ Journals and Other Media at the Department of History of the University of North Texas
  12. ↑ See archives at Scientific Exploration website
  13. ↑ Stanford biography
  14. ↑ Calphysics Institute
  15. ↑ Henry H. Bauer, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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