Journal profile
Journal of Scientific Exploration
ISSN 0892-3310 · SSE · United States
Journal of Scientific Exploration: fully open access; no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 64 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Scientific Exploration is published by SSE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Biofield Effects and Biophysics, together about 64.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JSE is the quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of the SSE. Since 1987, the JSE has published original research on topics of interest that cover a wide spectrum, ranging from apparent anomalies in well-established disciplines to rogue phenomena that seem to belong to no established discipline, as well as philosophical issues about the connections among disciplines. The journal also contains book reviews, letters to the editor, and peer correspondence.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief James HouranPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paranormal Experiences and BeliefsPsychology33.7%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities26.4%
- Biofield Effects and BiophysicsMedicine4.5%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology4.4%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology3.7%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy3%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities2.9%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences2.8%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusDOAJPublisher website
Other: Elsevier Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 64 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 179 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 206 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 283 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 270 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 157 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Indexed in Scopus, Elsevier Abstracts, and DOAJ Model summary
The JSE is indexed in Scopus, Elsevier Abstracts, and Directory of Open Access Journals.
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
- SSE
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0892-3310
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Scientific Exploration
How long does peer review take at Journal of Scientific Exploration?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Which databases index Journal of Scientific Exploration?
The journal's website lists Scopus and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Scientific Exploration open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Scientific Exploration is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .