Founded in 1992 by Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa), the Journal of Vaishnava Studies (JVS) is considered the most important academic journal in the field of Hindu studies generally and in Vaishnava studies in particular. Dedicated to scholarly research associated with all Vishnu-related traditions, the journal is a thematic, refereed publication catering to intellectuals and practitioners alike. Over the course of its existence, the journal has been lauded by significant Indological entities for its thoroughness and ground-breaking scholarship. Columbia University's Southern Asian Institute newsletter (Vol. 19, No. 2, Spring 1995), for example, ran a full-length article praising the Journal for its visionary approach and for its high quality. Professor Klaus Klostermaier, in his widely used textbook, "A Survey of Hinduism" (Second Edition) notes that "In late 1992 the first issue of a quarterly Journal of Vaishnava Studies under the general editorship of S. J. Rosen began to appear from Brooklyn, New York. Its book-length issues carry important scholarly as well as devotional articles and the new journal is likely to stimulate research and disseminate

In the year 2002, JVS affiliated with Christopher-Newport University, in Virginia, and with A. Deepak Publishing, Inc., thus further insuring its longevity and securing financial stability.

Noted scholars recognize the journal:

"The Journal of Vaishnava Studies has attracted the top scholars in the field, and its pioneering issues -- each constellated around one major theme -- are already required reading in university courses, as well as valuable resources for doctoral candidates." --E.H. Rick Jarow, Vassar College

"A significant contribution to Hindu Studies. . . . For each issue, you have assembled a group of articles that is genuinely informative and also written in such a way as to be maximally intelligible to those not familiar with the intricacies of the particular subject." --John B. Carman, Harvard University

"Not only have you elicited work from a wide range of good scholars, but you have organized a series of thematic issues which will remain useful for years to come." --Francis X. Clooney, S. J., Boston College