The Journal of near-death studies
Last updated ISSN 0891-4494
The Journal of near-death studies is published by International Association for Near-Death Studies in psychology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of near-death studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Jungian Analytical Psychology
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Key facts
| Publisher | International Association for Near-Death Studies |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0891-4494, 1573-3661 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Not recorded |
| Articles published | 2,171 |
| Publishing since | 1981 |
| Journal website | www.iands.org/publications/journal-of-near-death-stu |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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