Alpha (Probes The Paranormal), UK periodical

General Description of Periodical: 

Alpha was a periodical published in the United Kingdom from 1979-1980. Only 9 issues were ever published. It was the mission of Alpha to objectively explore the evidence and truth about paranormal phenomena of all kinds, such as dowsing, UFOs, ESP, altered states of consciousness, Kirlian photography, and related subjects.

Reference: Melton, J. Gordon, editor. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 5th ed, 2001, Vol 1, A-L, 2001, page 33; Portions of write-up reproduced with permission:

Digitization Status of Periodical:

1. Online Availability of Periodical: yes;
2. Digitization Status: All 9 issues have been digitized and are freely available through the website of the Archives for the Unexplained in Sweden:  http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/United%20Kingdom/Alpha%20(Stemman%20and%20Harvey)/

Location of Periodical Files and Records:

1. Publisher and Editor Physical
   Records, Files, and Correspondence for this Periodical: (Do they exist?

   Who has possession of them? Where are these records located?): 

Standard Publishing Information about This Periodical:

1. Title of Periodical: Alpha          
2. Subtitle: Probes the Unknown, issues 1-6; Mysteries of Mind and Matter, issues 7-9;     
3. Title Variations in Spelling, Acronyms, AKA, etc: none    
4. Previous Title: none
5. Subsequent Title: none
6. ISSN:   none
7. Organization Sponsor: none, independent periodical; 
8. Publisher(s): Only one: Pendulum Publishing Co. Ltd.
9. Address(es) (most recent street address, and former):  
10. City of Publication:   Fleet
11. State/Province of Publication:   Hampshire, England  
12. Country of Publication: United Kingdom
13. Telephone: 0-2514-4596
14. E-mail address: none
15. Website URL of Periodical (note, if none): none
16. Website URL of Publisher (note, if none): none
17. Founder(s): 
18. Editor(s) (most recent and former): same editors for all 9 issues: David Harvey and Roy Stemman; 
19. Other Key People Associated with Periodical (staff editors, designer, etc.)
20. Current Activity Status (active, inactive, defunct, unknown): defunct;
21. Year of First Issue: 1979
22. Volume and Number of First Issue of This Title: Issue No. 1 (March-April, 1979)
23. Year of Last Issue: 1980
24. Volume and Number of Last Issue of This Title: Issue No. 9 (October, 1980)
25. Years of Publication: 1979-1980;
26. Total Number of Issues Published of This Title: nine
27. Back Issues Available From: 
28. Libraries That Have This Periodical: not listed in WorldCat; 
29. Indexed By Publisher? (yes/no): no
30. Indexes That Covered This Periodical, and Issues Covered: none
31. Subject(s) focused on by this periodical: paranormal phenomena
32. WorldCat Subject Heading(s): none
33. Language: English
34. Frequency: intended to be bi-monthly, 6 times per year; 
35. Circulation: unknown;
36. Advertising Accepted? (yes/no): yes
37. Number of pages, typically: 
38. Periodical Type (journal, magazine, newsletter, newspaper, etc.): magazine
39. Publication Format (print, online, both): print only; 
40. Subscription Rate per year: 5.40 pounds per year; 

Notes Relate​d to This Periodical:

Alpha Probes The Paranormal    Pendulum Publishing      Fleet      Hampshire     Great Britain      DavidHarvey and Roy Stemman      Bi-monthly          Not strictly UFO, but has much related material 1979          Mar/Apr. #1       1980       Oct., #9