[5] The Journal of the Henry Martyn Institute traces its beginnings to the year 1911,[9] when it appeared as News and Notes.

Then in the year 1972, it was changed to Al-Basheer: A Bulletin of Christian Institutes of Islamic Studies, which retained the title until 1976.

[2] Again from the year 1978[2][4] onwards, it reverted its title to Bulletin of the Henry Martyn Institute of Islamic Studies.

[6][11] Finally, since 1998,[5] it took the name as Journal of the Henry Martyn Institute, which stands good till date.

[12] Similarly, an external researcher, Binod Peter Senapati provided a brief note on constant name changes of the journal.