"Alien Encounters" serves as the heading for a collection of articles featured within the Star Wars Adventure Journal. These articles present new alien species, mirroring the style of both Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races and Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies. These species are later presented in a modified format within the game supplement Alien Encounters.
This issue was authored by Timothy S. O'Brien.
Brian Smithson is credited as the writer of this particular issue.
This article, a collaboration between Trevor J. Wilson and Craig Robert Carey, opened with correspondence from the sentientologist Tem Eliss and a fictional work titled "An Extinct Guest." Subsequently, it featured information on four distinct species: the Abinyshi, Jiivahar, Poss'Nomin, and Tarc.