Journal profile
Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition
ISSN 2004-1977 · eISSN 2004-1969 · Parapsychology Foundation · United States
Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition is published by Parapsychology Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Philosophy and Theoretical Science, together about 62.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition (JAEX) is a no-fee, open-access, university-based multidisciplinary journal. It is maintained by Lund University and sponsored by the Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP) and the Parapsychology Foundation. JAEX provides a forum for the rigorous study of anomalous experience and cognition. Anomalous experience refers to unusual but not necessarily pathological experiences, such as mystical and out-of-body experiences. They can be spontaneous or induced and have life-changing effects. Anomalous cognition refers to rigorous multidisciplinary research that seeks to improve our understanding of psycho-physical interrelations, including the hypothesis that organisms can be affected by spatially or temporally distant stimuli -unmediated by the senses or reason- and that intentions can directly affect physical systems, as well as attitudes, beliefs, and other variables related to such claims.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Etzel CardeñaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, United Kingdom 6, Sweden 3, Israel 2, Germany 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paranormal Experiences and BeliefsPsychology34.2%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities21.6%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology7.1%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4.1%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.1%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
- Biofield Effects and BiophysicsMedicine2.6%
- Psychedelics and Drug StudiesPsychology2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 98 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted13
- book reviewsBook reviews.Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials Editorials by Editor-in-Chief or invited editorials by others.Length not stated
- invited book reviewsInvited Book Reviews Book reviews are by invitation onlyLength not stated
- invited debatesInvited Debates Debates on contentious issues, by invitation onlyLength not stated
- invited debates on contentious issuesInvited debates on contentious issues.Length not stated
- invited summariesInvited Summaries Invited summaries of important new books or reviews of a topic.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor Letters to the editor about current issues or papers recently published in JAEX.Length not stated
- methodological/analyticalMethodological/analytical new proposals.Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports This category refers to a process in which authors can send proposed research at the stage of a complete and thorough literature review and r…Length not stated
- researchResearch, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed, presenting original data, replication of studies, and re-analyses of collected data. This category includ…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles Research, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed, presenting new data or re-analyses. This category includes experiments and correlationa…Length not stated
- theoreticalTheoretical, including implications of the theory and fit to the extant data.Length not stated
- theoretical and methodological papersTheoretical and Methodological Papers Theoretical papersm which should include implications of the theory and fit to the extant data. Methodological/analytical …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use
AI-generated text is unacceptable; AI use in data analysis or visualization must be disclosed. Model summary
Texts generated by AI are unacceptable. If AI was used during the development of the text, for instance in data analysis or visualization, this should be mentioned in the text.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
APA 7th edition style required. Model summary
Manuscripts must follow the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, Washington) and be copyedited for spelling, grammar and content thoroughly before submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required. Model summary
All authors should include a statement disclosing any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Authors must promptly notify journal of errors in own published work. Model summary
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Standards
IRB/ethics approval information required for studies with newly collected data. Model summary
Any study that uses newly collected data must provide specific information on an independent IRB/ethics review and approval, or an explanation of why the study was exempt from IRB review (referring to relevant IRB or Human Subjects guidelines). If the study uses previously collected data, it should have information on whether the data was open access and/or had received IRB approval to be used by …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
All articles published in JAEX are open access, freely and universally accessible online, and archived in the open journal’s Lund University website (https://journals.lub.lu.se). Articles in JAEX can be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CCBY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and repro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; articles archived on Lund University website. Model summary
All articles published in JAEX are open access, freely and universally accessible online, and archived in the open journal’s Lund University website (https://journals.lub.lu.se).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymized manuscripts required (masked identities). Model summary
Authors must mask their identities in the manuscript, including the first page, body of the text, and reference section, as well as masking identifying information from the file name and the identifying information for it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submissions to JAEX ought not have been published elsewhere in whole or in part (except for isolated sections or earlier conference versions), nor be under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Pre-registration and data depositories not required but positively noted. Model summary
Although research pre-registration and use of data depositories are not currently required, they will be positively noted by symbols in the papers that use them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Parapsychology Foundation
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2004-1977
- Electronic ISSN
- 2004-1969
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition
How long does peer review take at Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Highlights: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), United Kingdom (6) and Sweden (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .