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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." [1]

Topics and policies

JSE publishes scholarly papers on topics such as alternative medicine, consciousness, paranormal phenomena, reincarnation and the UFO phenomenon. [1][2] [3] [4] 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.[5][6] Some regard the publication as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science,[7][8][9] others view it as a forum for scientifically objectionable ideas.[10]

Key personnel

Editors-in-Chief

Editorial board

The current board consists of academics at mainstream institutions who have a reputation for publishing in fringe science topics:

  1. Mikel Aickin, (Ctr. for Health Res., Kaiser Permanente, Portland) publishes on paranormal topics
  2. Rémy Chauvin (Sorbonne), ditto
  3. Olivier Costa de Beauregard (University of Paris), ditto
  4. Steven J. Dick (United States Naval Observatory), ditto
  5. Peter Fenwick (Institute of Psychiatry, London) publishes on life after death
  6. Alan Gauld (Dept. of Psychology, University of Nottingham) has been described as a parapsychologist (at JSE)
  7. Richard C. Henry (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University) publishes on UFOs and other paranormal topics,
  8. Robert G. Jahn (School of Engineering, Princeton University) publishes on psychokinesis; see also Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab (PEAR)
  9. W. H. Jefferys, (Astronomy, University of Texas) publishes on "paranormal dreaming"
  10. Wayne B. Jonas, (National Institutes of Health) publishes on "magical thinking" and homeopathy
  11. Michael Levin, (Cell Biology Dept., Harvard Medical School) publishes on Psionics and "paranormal information transfer"
  12. David Pieri (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) publishes on the so-called Face on Mars
  13. Ian B. Stevenson (Health Science Center, University of Virginia) is the author of book on paranormal
  14. Peter A. Sturrock (Ctr. for Space Science & Astrophysics, Stanford University) publishes on UFOs
  15. Yervant Terzian (Astronomy, Cornell University) publishes on UFOs
  16. N. C. Wickramasinghe (University College Cardiff) publishes on a paranormal "plasma vortex"; see also plasma cosmology and Fred Hoyle

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Journal of Scientific Exploration website
  2. 2.0 2.1 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)
  3. Lemonick MD (May 24, 2005). Science on the Fringe. Time
  4. Cross A (2004). The Flexibility of Scientific Rhetoric: A Case Study of UFO Researchers. Qualitative Sociology. Volume 27, Number 1 / March, 2004
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. http://www.csicop.org/resources/ CSICOP Skeptical Resources
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. See archives on [1]
  11. http://www.manyone.net/about/management/bernard-haisch.html ManyOne - Management: Dr. Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.
  12. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/mss/bauer.html Henry H. Bauer Papers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

External links


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