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The '''''Journal of Parapsychology''''' is a biannual [[peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] covering research on [[psi phenomena]], including [[telepathy]], [[clairvoyance]], [[precognition]], and [[psychokinesis]], as well as human [[consciousness]] in general and anomalous experiences.
The '''''Journal of Parapsychology''''' is a biannual [[peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] covering research on [[psi phenomena]], including [[telepathy]], [[clairvoyance]], [[precognition]], and [[psychokinesis]], as well as human [[consciousness]] in general and anomalous experiences.


It was established in April 1937 by [[Joseph Banks Rhine]] ([[Duke University]]).<ref name=Durden,1993>{{cite book |last=Durden |first=Robert Franklin |title=The launching of Duke University, 1924-1949 |year=1993 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=0822313022}}</ref> It is published by the [[Rhine Research Center]] and the current [[editor-in-chief]] is [[Etzel Cardeña]] ([[Lund University]]). The journal is abstracted and indexed in [[PsychINFO]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/coverage.aspx |publisher=[[American Psychological Association]] |title=PsychINFO Journal Coverage |access-date=2013-10-11}}</ref> It publishes research reports, theoretical discussions, [[book review]]s, and correspondence, as well as the abstracts of papers presented at the [[Parapsychological Association]]'s annual meeting.<ref name="rhine journal">{{cite web |url=http://www.rhine.org/what-we-do/journal-of-parapsychology.html |title=Journal of Parapsychology |publisher=[[Rhine Research Center]] |access-date=2014-04-11}}</ref>
It was established in April 1937 by [[Joseph Banks Rhine]] ([[Duke University]]).<ref name=Durden,1993>{{cite book|author1-link=Robert Franklin Durden |last=Durden |first=Robert Franklin |title=The launching of Duke University, 1924-1949 |year=1993 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=0822313022}}</ref> It is published by the [[Rhine Research Center]] and the current [[editor-in-chief]] is Sally Ann Drucker ([[Rhine Research Center]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=JP-Editorial Review Board|url=https://www.parapsychologypress.org/jp-editorial-review-board|access-date=2021-11-09|website=ParapsychologyPress|language=en}}</ref> The journal is abstracted and indexed in [[PsycINFO]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/coverage.aspx |publisher=[[American Psychological Association]] |title=PsycINFO Journal Coverage |access-date=2013-10-11}}</ref> It publishes research reports, theoretical discussions, [[book review]]s, and correspondence, as well as the abstracts of papers presented at the [[Parapsychological Association]]'s annual meeting.<ref name="rhine journal">{{cite web |url=http://www.rhine.org/what-we-do/journal-of-parapsychology.html |title=Journal of Parapsychology |publisher=[[Rhine Research Center]] |access-date=2014-04-11 |archive-date=2019-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016222726/https://www.rhine.org/what-we-do/journal-of-parapsychology.html/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

According to ''Anomalistic Psychology'' authored by [[Chris French]], et al, it is "widely recognized as the highest quality journal within the field." However, parapsychology has been criticized as being a pseudoscience, and the majority of mainstream scientists reject it.


== See also==
== See also==
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* ''[[Journal of Scientific Exploration]]''
* ''[[Journal of Scientific Exploration]]''
* [[Parapsychology]]
* [[Parapsychology]]

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=Holt |first1=Nicola |last2=Simmonds-Moore |first2=Christine |last3=Luke |first3=David |last4=French |first4=Christopher C. |chapter=Pseudoscience and the Scientific Status of Parapsychology |title=Anomalistic Psychology |pages=77-93 [85''ff'']|date=16 September 2017 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=9780230364097 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZpNKEAAAQBAJ}}
*{{cite book |last1=Gross |first1=Richard |title=Psychology in Historical Context: Theories and Debates |date=6 July 2017 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=okUrDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Journal+of+Parapsychology%22+pseudoscience&pg=PT85 |publisher=Routledge |language=en |isbn=9781134839254}}
*{{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=S. T. |title=Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares |page=420 |date=2007 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-33782-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrT1SlwhfsIC&dq=%22Journal+of+Parapsychology%22+pseudoscience&pg=PA420 |language=en}}
*{{cite book |last1=Block |first1=Courtney M. |title=The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology |date=14 September 2022 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-5546-2 |page=171''ff'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RECFEAAAQBAJ |language=en}}
*{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Peter |chapter=Parapsychology |title=A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopaedia to Wikipedia |date=17 April 2013 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-7456-5961-9 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nwhYFFJxs3UC&dq=%22Journal+of+Parapsychology%22+pseudoscience&pg=PT120 |language=en}}
*{{cite journal |doi=10.1038/140272b0 |title=Journal of Parapsychology |journal=Nature |year=1937 |volume=140 |issue=3537 |page=272 |s2cid=4061947 |doi-access=free |bibcode=1937Natur.140R.272. }}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 12 July 2024

Journal of Parapsychology
DisciplinePsychology
SpracheEnglisch
Edited bySally Ann Drucker
Publication details
History1937–present
Publisher
FrequencyBiannually
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Parapsychol.
Indexing
ISSN0022-3387
OCLC no.01588544
Links

The Journal of Parapsychology is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on psi phenomena, including telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis, as well as human consciousness in general and anomalous experiences.

It was established in April 1937 by Joseph Banks Rhine (Duke University).[1] It is published by the Rhine Research Center and the current editor-in-chief is Sally Ann Drucker (Rhine Research Center).[2] The journal is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO.[3] It publishes research reports, theoretical discussions, book reviews, and correspondence, as well as the abstracts of papers presented at the Parapsychological Association's annual meeting.[4]

According to Anomalistic Psychology authored by Chris French, et al, it is "widely recognized as the highest quality journal within the field." However, parapsychology has been criticized as being a pseudoscience, and the majority of mainstream scientists reject it.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Holt, Nicola; Simmonds-Moore, Christine; Luke, David; French, Christopher C. (16 September 2017). "Pseudoscience and the Scientific Status of Parapsychology". Anomalistic Psychology. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 77-93 [85ff]. ISBN 9780230364097.
  • Gross, Richard (6 July 2017). Psychology in Historical Context: Theories and Debates. Routledge. ISBN 9781134839254.
  • Joshi, S. T. (2007). Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-313-33782-6.
  • Block, Courtney M. (14 September 2022). The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 171ff. ISBN 978-1-5381-5546-2.
  • Burke, Peter (17 April 2013). "Parapsychology". A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopaedia to Wikipedia. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7456-5961-9.
  • "Journal of Parapsychology". Nature. 140 (3537): 272. 1937. Bibcode:1937Natur.140R.272.. doi:10.1038/140272b0. S2CID 4061947.

References

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  1. ^ Durden, Robert Franklin (1993). The launching of Duke University, 1924-1949. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822313022.
  2. ^ "JP-Editorial Review Board". ParapsychologyPress. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ^ PsycINFO Journal Coverage, American Psychological Association, retrieved 2013-10-11
  4. ^ "Journal of Parapsychology". Rhine Research Center. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
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