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Of the Society for Scientific Exploration and ''Journal of Scientific Exploration'', journalist [[Michael Lemonick]] writes, "Pretty much anything that might have shown up on [[The X-Files]] or in the [[National Enquirer]] shows up first here. But what also shows up is a surprising attitude of [[scientific skepticism|skepticism]]."<ref name="time">{{cite web | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1064461,00.html | title = Science on the Fringe | publisher = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | author = Michael D. Lemonick/Gainesville | date = 2005-05-24 | accessdate = 2008-06-02 }}</ref> |
Of the Society for Scientific Exploration and ''Journal of Scientific Exploration'', journalist [[Michael Lemonick]] writes, "Pretty much anything that might have shown up on [[The X-Files]] or in the [[National Enquirer]] shows up first here. But what also shows up is a surprising attitude of [[scientific skepticism|skepticism]]."<ref name="time">{{cite web | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1064461,00.html | title = Science on the Fringe | publisher = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | author = Michael D. Lemonick/Gainesville | date = 2005-05-24 | accessdate = 2008-06-02 }}</ref> |
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[[Kendrick Frazier]], editor of ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]'' and [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]] fellow has suggested that: |
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: "The JSE, while presented as neutral and objective, appears to hold a hidden agenda. They seem to be interested in promoting fringe topics as real mysteries and they tend to ignore most evidence to the contrary. They publish 'scholarly' articles promoting the reality of [[dowsing]], neo-[[astrology]], [[Extrasensory perception|ESP]], and [[psychokinesis]]. Most of the prominent and active members are strong believers in the reality of such phenomena."<ref>[http://www.csicop.org/articles/sse-ufo-report/ CSICOP Responds to the Recent UFO Report Sponsored by the Society for Scientific Exploration]</ref> |
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==Editors-in-chief== |
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Revision as of 09:41, 3 September 2012
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Edited by | Stephen E. Braude |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1987-present |
| Publisher | Society for Scientific Exploration (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| ISO 4 | Find out here |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0892-3310 |
| LCCN | 88648133 |
| OCLC no. | 15153049 |
| Links | |
The Journal of Scientific Exploration is a quarterly scientific journal of fringe science published by the Society for Scientific Exploration that was established in 1987. According to its mission statement, the journal provides a forum for research on topics "outside the established disciplines of mainstream science."[1] However, due to its scope of examining anomalies, fringe science, protoscience, and other controversial topics, the editors of the journal acknowledge that the periodical "publishes claimed observations and proffered explanations that will seem more speculative or less plausible than in some mainstream disciplinary journals. Nevertheless, those observations and explanations must conform to rigorous standards of observational techniques and logical argument."[2]
Topics and policies
The journal's website describes the publication's purpose as providing "a professional forum for presentations, criticism, and debate concerning topics which are for various reasons ignored or studied inadequately within mainstream science", and describes the Journal as a "critical forum of rationality and observational evidence for the often strange claims at the fringes of science."[1]
Responding in part to opinion survey results indicating that many mainstream scientists were interested in reasoned examination and debate about unidentified flying objects, the journal was initially established to provide a forum for three main fields that had largely been neglected by mainstream science: ufology, cryptozoology, and parapsychology. It has also published research articles, essays, and book reviews on many other topics, including the philosophy of science, pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, alternative medicine, the process of peer review for controversial topics,[3] astrology, consciousness, reincarnation, minority opinion scientific theories, and paranormal phenomena.[1][4]
Refereeing
Bernard Haisch and Martha Sims, respectively past editor-in-chief and past executive director, describe the Journal of Scientific Exploration as a "peer-reviewed journal following the customs and standards of academic journals but designed specifically for the scholarly study of anomalies".[1][4] If an article or essay paper is accepted "but there remain points of disagreement between authors and referee(s), the reviewer(s) may be given the option of having their opinion(s) published "subject to the Editor-in-Chief's judgment as to length, wording, and the like".[2] The policy of the journal 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.
The Journal of Scientific Exploration publishes letters or commentary which dispute or critique articles, and also typically allows authors to publish rejoinders.
Former editor-in-chief Henry Bauer has asserted that the journal's contributors are largely "indistinguishable from people of the mainstream except in their enthusiasm for one pet unorthodoxy."[5] He contrasts this with a layperson's interest in anomalous phenomena, which is typically "omnivorous".
Academic reception
Some observers regard the Journal of Scientific Exploration as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science.[6][7] Some academics have noted that the journal publishes on anomalous issues, topics often on the fringe of science.[8]
Of the Society for Scientific Exploration and Journal of Scientific Exploration, journalist Michael Lemonick writes, "Pretty much anything that might have shown up on The X-Files or in the National Enquirer shows up first here. But what also shows up is a surprising attitude of skepticism."[9]
Editors-in-chief
Past editors-in-chief have been:
- Ronald A. Howard (management science, Stanford University), founding editor-in-chief, 1987-1988
- Bernard Haisch (astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley), 1988-1999[4]
- Henry H. Bauer (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University), 1999-2008
- Peter A. Sturrock (Stanford University), 2008-2008.[10]
- Stephen E. Braude (University of Maryland Baltimore County) 2008-present
References
- ^ a b c d "Journal of Scientific Exploration website". scientificexploration.org. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ a b "JSE Instructions for Authors". scientificexploration.org. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Juan Miguel Campanario and Brian Martin, "Challenging dominant physics paradigms" (2004) Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall 2004, pp. 421-438
- ^ a b c B.Haisch, M.Sims (2004). "A Retrospective on the Journal of Scientific Exploration" (pdf). Journal of Scientific Exploration. 18 (1).
- ^ Bauer, Henry H. Review of Higher Superstition, Journal ofScienriJic Exploration, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 555-563, 1994
- ^ 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
- ^ Cross A (2004). The Flexibility of Scientific Rhetoric: A Case Study of UFO Researchers. Qualitative Sociology. Volume 27, Number 1 / March, 2004
- ^ Michael D. Lemonick/Gainesville (2005-05-24). "Science on the Fringe". Time. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
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