JSE is little cited, very true. But the number of Nobel prize winning scientists is impressive and are often involved in the peer review for its articles. But when the articles are almost all on the fringe of science, where getting involved carries great risk to one's reputation doe greatly reduce the willingness to cite articles from it.
But I trust that you are aware that the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the leading scientific society in the USA, recognizes parapsychology, or the study of the paranormal, to be a legitimate field of science. The field is also recognized in many other countries, such as England, France and Germany to name three.
The evidence stands firm the skeptics look to imply otherwise, but with Nobel prize winning physicists, among other fields, standing it, the field has great, if largely silent, support.
And if you know how the publishing field works, you know that those who rock the boat have to find a journal willing to rock the boat. But their more conventional work is often accepted in more mainstream journals, as is true with many who publish in JSE. Open access journals are such to allow access to their work, not a sign of the quality, and going open access is a fairly recent choice.
But then, if you know how to research and have done any real research, you already know these things but just choose to ignore them.
