A very special thank you to all who made LOAJ possible and contributed to its success over the past seven years!

A journal needs considerable support to create and to maintain it. Of course, of paramount importance is our authors. Our authors and their articles are listed on this site according to the issue in which their articles appear. Our advertisers have provided us with their faithful support, some have been with us since our inception in 2002. See our special thank you page for advertisers

Since this is a professional clinical journal, both an advisory board and an editorial review board were formed with the guidance of Kj. Murari Chaitanya-dasa. Those who have participated in these boards are listed below with their terms of service. The review board consists of those who are teaching authorities, clinicians, herbologists, jyotishas, and yoga experts. Additional reviewers may be invited for special topics, such as the jyotish issue we presented in Fall, 2008. We are most grateful for the work done over the years by these boards and by the board of directors of LOAEF.

In Spring of 2004, Dr. Martina Ziska volunteered to become the Managing Editor, considerably adding to the stature of the journal with her medical background and her experience in editing and publishing a journal for the Lyme Disease Foundation. It was her suggestion to focus each issue on a specific topic and to include articles on herbology and a case study in each issue as feasible.

In a meeting of board members in 2004, the idea to establish a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization was suggested. Over the next several months, the necessary documents were prepared and submitted to the U.S. Department of Revenue. In May, 2005, we received our letter of recognition! The new organization was called Light on Ayurveda Educational Foundation which now took responsibility to raise the necessary funds to publish LOAJ. Our mission went further, however. It included the support of Ayurvedic education as well as the goal to bring Ayurveda to every household. In Spring, 2008, the LOAEF Board of Directors elected to found a scholarship in Betheyla Anuradha's memory. (click here for details)

Below are the lists of the wonderful people who have contributed to the publication of LOAJ.

Managing Editor:


Dr. Martina Ziska – Managing Editor (2004 to present)
Advisory Board:
Dr. John Douillard (2002 - present)
Dr. David Frawley (2002 - present)
Dr. Marc Halpern (2002 - present)
R.P. Jain (2008 - present)
Dr. Vasant Lad (2002 - present)
Dr. Light Miller (2003 - present)
Dr. Vivek Shanbhag (2003 - present)
Dr. Bal Ram Singh (2009)
Dr. Jerry Solfvin (2009)
Swami Sadasiva Tirtha, DSc (2002 - present)
Editorial Review Board:
Dr. Shekhar Annambohtla (2007 - present)
Dr. Kumar Batra (2004 - present)
Dr. Jay Atul Apte (2005- 2007)
Dr. Aparna Bapat (2005- 2007)
Dr. Ghanshyam Birla (2002- 2005)
Dr. Partap Chauhan (2005- 2007)
Arjuna Dasa (2002 – 2005)
Dr. Alakanada Devi (2005- present)
Dr. Avinash Lele (2002 - 2005)
Patricia Hansen (2002 – 2005)
Prashanti de Jager (2003 - present)
Dr. Jay Glaser  (2003-present)
Dr. Mukesh Jain (2008-present)
Dr. Suhas Kshiragar (2005- 2007)
Sebastian Pole (2008 - present)
Dr. Subhash Ranade (2002- present)
Dr. Sunanda Ranade (2002- present)
Jennifer Rioux, PhD (2006-present)
Dr. Vivek Shanbhag (2002 - 2003)
Dr. Amritpal Singh (2007 - present)
Mukunda Stiles (2002 – present)
Vandana Tilak (2007 - present)
Felicia Tomasko (2005- present)
Dr. Mark Vinick (2005- present)
Edward Zadlo (2002 - 2005)
Dr. Martina Ziska (2003-2004)

LOAEF Board of Directors

Betheyla Anuradha (2005 - 2007)
Dr. William Celentano (2005 - present)
Julie Deife (2008 - present)
Hilary Garivaltis (2005 - present)
Dr. Jay Glaser (2005 - present)
Julia Mader (2005 – 2007)
Doreen Paradeis (2005 - present)
Genevieve Ryder (2005-present)
Robert R. Ryder (2005 - present)
Peter Wallace (2005 - present)
Dr. Martina Ziska (2005 - present)
Paula Smith, non-profit consultant and facilitator from 2006
Editorial Staff
Candyce Rusk – copy editor, editorial assistant (2004)
Advertising Representative: Abby Geyer (2005 - present)
Secretary: Diane Quirk (2005 - 2009)
Copy Editors: Judy Askew, Joe G. Wood, Cyrilla Smith, Diane Quirk
Design and graphics:
Robert R. Ryder 2002, LOAJ Medallion design:
Stephanie Slater 2002
Arjuna Dasa 2002
Barbara Williams 2004
Nattinee Phuangtampong 2004
Steven Sturgess 2005
Susanne Murtha 2006 - present
Cover images: Genevieve Ryder 2002 - 2005
Ananta Staengl 2004 - present