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Editorial Team

The International Journal of Ayush Darpan (IJAD) is guided by an experienced Editorial Team comprising academicians, researchers, clinicians, and professionals from AYUSH and integrative healthcare. The team is committed to maintaining high standards of scientific quality, ethical publishing, transparency, editorial independence, and academic excellence.

Editorial Board

Our journal is supported by a multidisciplinary editorial team with professional expertise across Ayurveda, Yoga, integrative health, mental and behavioral health, naturopathy, lifestyle medicine, and clinical research. The Editorial Board is committed to maintaining academic integrity, ethical publishing practices, independent peer review, and the quality of scholarly content published by the journal.

Editor-in-Chief

Bhawna Mittal, BAMS, MD (A.Med)

Ayurvedic Practitioner | Yoga Instructor | Yoga Therapist | Founder, Holistic YAA
Professional Location: Carmel, Indiana, USA

Bhawna Mittal is an Ayurvedic practitioner trained in India with more than two decades of experience in Ayurveda, Yoga, education, and holistic wellness. She holds qualifications in Ayurvedic medicine and has professional training and experience in Yoga and integrative wellness.

She is the founder of Holistic YAA in Carmel, Indiana, where her work focuses on integrating traditional Ayurvedic principles with Yoga, mindful practices, nutrition, and individualized diet and lifestyle guidance.

As Editor-in-Chief, she provides strategic and academic leadership for the journal and oversees its editorial direction, scientific standards, ethical publishing policies, peer-review framework, and long-term development. She is responsible for supporting editorial independence and maintaining the quality and integrity of published scholarly work.

Areas of Expertise: Ayurveda, Yoga, Women’s Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle, Mind-Body Wellness, Emotional Well-being, Preventive Health, and Integrative Health.

Managing Editor

Dr. Navin Joshi, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda)

Ayurvedic Physician | Ayurveda Educator
Professional Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Dr. Navin Joshi is an Ayurvedic physician with postgraduate training in Ayurveda and extensive experience in clinical Ayurvedic practice. His professional interests include traditional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches within Ayurveda.

As Managing Editor, he supports manuscript processing, communication with authors and reviewers, peer-review coordination, editorial documentation, publication scheduling, and the day-to-day academic operations of the journal.

Areas of Expertise: Clinical Ayurveda, Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma, Marma Therapy, Nadi Pariksha, Ayurvedic Diagnosis, and Lifestyle Management.

Editorial Board Members

Leila Mortazavi, MSW, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Assistant Clinical Professor | Psychotherapist
Professional Location: Carmel, Indiana, USA
Academic Affiliation: Indiana University School of Social Work, Indiana, USA

Leila Mortazavi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience in mental health, substance use treatment, integrated behavioral health, and trauma-informed care.

She earned her Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Social Work from the Indiana University School of Social Work. She serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Practicum Education at Indiana University School of Social Work and is the founder and psychotherapist at Soul Space Therapy, LLC.

Her professional experience includes behavioral health leadership, substance use treatment, opioid use disorder treatment, crisis intervention, community mental health, psychotherapy, and integrated behavioral health within primary-care settings. She has also contributed to published research concerning medication treatment for opioid use disorder and has served as a subject matter expert for substance-use prevention education.

Areas of Expertise: Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, Opioid Use Disorder, Integrated Behavioral Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Psychotherapy, Crisis Intervention, Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Behavioral Health Education, and Social Work.

Dr. Mugdha Joshi

Naturopathy Practitioner | Integrative Wellness Professional
Professional Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Dr. Mugdha Joshi contributes multidisciplinary expertise in naturopathy and complementary approaches to health and wellness. Her professional interests include natural approaches to health, acupuncture, Yoga, lifestyle management, and the integration of traditional and complementary health practices.

As a member of the Editorial Board, she contributes subject-specific expertise to manuscript evaluation, peer-review guidance, editorial-policy development, and the advancement of the journal's interdisciplinary academic mission.

Areas of Expertise: Naturopathy, Acupuncture, Yoga, Lifestyle Management, Natural Health, Preventive Wellness, and Integrative Health.

Dr. Suman Khanal, BAMS, MD (Kayachikitsa)

Ayurvedic Physician | Specialist in Kayachikitsa
Professional Location: Nepal

Dr. Suman Khanal is an Ayurvedic physician specializing in Kayachikitsa, the branch of Ayurveda concerned with internal medicine and the management of systemic and chronic health conditions.

He completed his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) and subsequently earned his MD in Kayachikitsa. His clinical interests include Ayurvedic approaches to metabolic and endocrine health concerns as well as musculoskeletal and pain-related conditions.

His professional interests particularly include Ayurvedic approaches to diabetes, thyroid-related disorders, metabolic health, and pain management.

Areas of Expertise: Kayachikitsa, Clinical Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Management of Diabetes, Thyroid Health, Metabolic Disorders, Pain Management, and Lifestyle Management.

Editorial Commitment

The Editorial Board is committed to promoting high-quality interdisciplinary scholarship in Ayurveda, Yoga, integrative health, mental and behavioral health, naturopathy, lifestyle medicine, and related areas of health and wellness.

The journal maintains a commitment to:

  • Academic and editorial independence

  • Ethical scholarly publishing

  • Transparent peer-review procedures

  • Originality and research integrity

  • Appropriate management of conflicts of interest

  • Accurate authorship and attribution

  • Evidence-informed interdisciplinary scholarship

  • Responsible handling of corrections, retractions, and other post-publication matters

  • Continuous improvement in editorial and publication standards

Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly merit, relevance, originality, methodological quality, and ethical integrity of submitted work.

Editorial Mission

The Editorial Team strives to:

  • Promote high-quality scholarly research in AYUSH systems and integrative healthcare.

  • Maintain the integrity, transparency, and credibility of the publication process.

  • Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers and healthcare professionals.

  • Support emerging researchers in disseminating their scientific contributions.

  • Integrate traditional knowledge with modern scientific advancements.

  • Promote evidence-based and clinically relevant research.

  • Follow recognized standards of publication ethics and research integrity.

Responsibilities of the Editorial Team

The Editorial Team is responsible for:

  • Evaluating manuscripts for scope, originality, relevance, and scientific quality.

  • Managing a fair, confidential, and unbiased peer-review process.

  • Selecting reviewers with appropriate subject expertise.

  • Making editorial decisions based on scientific merit and reviewer recommendations.

  • Managing potential conflicts of interest.

  • Addressing concerns involving plagiarism, duplicate publication, authorship, data integrity, and research misconduct.

  • Ensuring the timely processing and publication of accepted manuscripts.

  • Maintaining the academic credibility and quality of the journal.

International Representation

The International Journal of Ayush Darpan welcomes the participation of qualified scholars, researchers, clinicians, educators, and healthcare professionals worldwide.

IJAD values diversity in expertise, academic disciplines, geographical representation, and interdisciplinary perspectives. This inclusive approach supports global collaboration in traditional, preventive, and integrative healthcare research.

Commitment to Ethical Publishing

All members of the Editorial Team are expected to uphold the following principles:

  • Editorial independence

  • Confidentiality

  • Fair and unbiased decision-making

  • Transparency and accountability

  • Appropriate management of conflicts of interest

  • Research integrity

  • Publication ethics

  • Respect for authors, reviewers, and research participants

An editor will not participate in the review or editorial decision for a manuscript when a personal, professional, institutional, academic, or financial conflict of interest exists.

Contact the Editorial Office

International Journal of Ayush Darpan (IJAD)
Email: ayushdarpanjournal@gmail.com
Website: www.internationaljournalofayushdarpan.org

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