Journal of Scientific Exploration
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
- Prof. Ronald A. Howard (management science, Stanford University), Founder and Editor-in-Chief 1987-1988
- Dr. Bernard Haisch (astrophysics, Lockheed Solar and Astrophysics Lab.) Editor-in-Chief 1988-1999 [2][11]
- Prof. Henry Bauer (chemistry, VPI) 1999-present [12]
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) publishes on paranormal topics
- Rémy Chauvin (Sorbonne), ditto
- Olivier Costa de Beauregard (University of Paris), ditto
- Steven J. Dick (United States Naval Observatory), ditto
- Peter Fenwick (Institute of Psychiatry, London) publishes on life after death
- Alan Gauld (Dept. of Psychology, University of Nottingham) has been described as a parapsychologist (at JSE)
- Richard C. Henry (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University) publishes on UFOs and other paranormal topics,
- Robert G. Jahn (School of Engineering, Princeton University) publishes on psychokinesis; see also Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab (PEAR)
- W. H. Jefferys, (Astronomy, University of Texas) publishes on "paranormal dreaming"
- Wayne B. Jonas, (National Institutes of Health) publishes on "magical thinking" and homeopathy
- Michael Levin, (Cell Biology Dept., Harvard Medical School) publishes on Psionics and "paranormal information transfer"
- David Pieri (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) publishes on the so-called Face on Mars
- Ian B. Stevenson (Health Science Center, University of Virginia) is the author of book on paranormal
- Peter A. Sturrock (Ctr. for Space Science & Astrophysics, Stanford University) publishes on UFOs
- Yervant Terzian (Astronomy, Cornell University) publishes on UFOs
- N. C. Wickramasinghe (University College Cardiff) publishes on a paranormal "plasma vortex"; see also plasma cosmology and Fred Hoyle
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Journal of Scientific Exploration website
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ http://www.csicop.org/resources/ CSICOP Skeptical Resources
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ See archives on [1]
- ↑ http://www.manyone.net/about/management/bernard-haisch.html ManyOne - Management: Dr. Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.
- ↑ http://spec.lib.vt.edu/mss/bauer.html Henry H. Bauer Papers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
External links
- Journal of Scientific Exploration, the JSE website
- Society for Scientific Exploration, publisher of JSE