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Jain Journal was founded in 1966 at the Jain Bhawan in Kolkata as one of the first academic journals in English dedicated to the study of Jainism. In 2026, a new editorial board was established to oversee a revitalization of this important resource for Jain Studies. It is now online, peer-reviewed, open access, and co-published by Jain Bhawan in Kolkata, India, and the Jain Education and Research Foundation, USA.
Committed to intellectual openness, Jain Journal rejects all forms of dogmatism and instead upholds diverse perspectives, critical inquiry, and academic rigor. The journal provides a forum for students and scholars of Jainism to contribute academic insights across a range of length and form, from short translations, to transcribed interviews, to photo essays. Jain Journal is a place where scholars can publish scholarship that may not find a home in journals dedicated to publishing standard research articles.
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