About the Journal
Journal Scope and History
The Journal of Nonlocality was originally set up to address an experimental and conceptual impasse in understanding the nature of nonlocality and observer effects in quantum mechanics. In partnership with ICRL and the Mind-Matter Mapping Project, we aimed to create a research venue where cutting-edge experimental tools in physics, biology and parapsychology could be combined to design more revealing protocols; to bypass the experimental difficulties identified by Wheeler and Bell; and to cast new light on the role that these effects play in genetic regulatory systems, placebo, remote perception and retrocausality.
The Journal of Nonlocality started out as an open access, non-peer reviewed publication in 2002 under the title Journal of Nonlocality and Remote Mental Interactions (JNLRMI). Volumes I-IV are accessible in full text on the Mind-Matter Mapping Project platform
In 2012 we adopted the title Journal of Nonlocality for the new peer-reviewed publication, building on the research directions outlined by the now-retired JNLRMI, but with a focus on experimental design and empirical results. While some of the original editorial board members remained, a sustained effort was made to broaden the expertise area and reach out to the mainstream research community in related fields such as biophysics and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
After a long hiatus (2018-2025), we decided that it was time to re-launch the JNL in order to address these questions from the perspective of the imminent AGI inflection point - specifically trying to explore the implications of artificial superintelligence, consciousness as a substrate-agnostic, fractal architecture, AI alignment strategies, the coming brain-machine interface revolution, and the way this will fundamentally redefine how we think about evolution and self versus social organism.
Peer Review Process
Experimental proposal submissions will be evaluated and published as rapid pre-prints in our Experimental Proposal Registry throughout the year. A limited number of theoretical papers may be accepted for peer review and publication - however the primary focus of the JNL as of 2026 will be on panel discussions and the development of experimental models. Accepted papers are included in the following issue of the Journal of Nonlocality.
Publication Frequency
Publication frequency is biannual (June and December).
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
2002-2006 issues of the Journal of Nonlocality and Remote Mental Interactions are archived on the Mind-Matter Mapping Project website - follow the links below for full text articles:
