The ''Journal of Near-Death Studies'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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devoted to the field of
near-death studies
Near-death studies is a field of psychology and psychiatry that studies the physiology, phenomenology and after-effects of the near-death experience (NDE). The field was originally associated with a distinct group of North American researchers that ...
. It is published by the
International Association for Near-Death Studies
The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) is a nonprofit organization based in Durham, North Carolina in the United States, associated with the academic field of near-death studies.IANDS. "Near-Death Experiences: Is this what ...
.
The journal's founding
editor-in-chief
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was
Kenneth Ring Kenneth Ring is an American psychologist, born in San Francisco, California. He is the co-founder and past president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and is the founding editor of the '' Journal of Near-Death Studies' ...
. Subsequent editors were
Bruce Greyson
Charles Bruce Greyson (born October 1946) is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He is author of '' After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond'' (2021), ...
and Janice Holden.
History
The journal was established in 1982 as ''Anabiosis'' and obtained its current title in 1987 with the start of volume 6. From 1997 to 2003 the journal was published by
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Originally founded in 1842 in ...
, but this arrangement was discontinued upon completion of volume 21.
See also
* ''
Journal of Parapsychology
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 experie ...
''
* ''
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research
The American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR) is the oldest psychical research organization in the United States dedicated to parapsychology. It maintains offices and a library, in New York City, which are open to both members and the gener ...
''
*
Near-death experience
A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound personal experience associated with death or impending death which researchers claim share similar characteristics. When positive, such experiences may encompass a variety of sensations including detac ...
*
Near-death studies
Near-death studies is a field of psychology and psychiatry that studies the physiology, phenomenology and after-effects of the near-death experience (NDE). The field was originally associated with a distinct group of North American researchers that ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.iands.org/publications/journal-of-near-death-studies.html
Publications established in 1982
Psychology journals
Quarterly journals
English-language journals
Near-death experiences