EKONOMIKA SYARIAH • FOR AUTHORS
Manuscript preparation, research integrity, and submission procedures
EKONOMIKA SYARIAH: Journal of Economic Studies welcomes original, methodologically rigorous, and ethically conducted scholarship that advances knowledge in Islamic economics, finance, and business. Authors should prepare manuscripts in accordance with these guidelines, the journal template, and the policies published on the journal website. Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's scope or do not meet the minimum scholarly and technical standards may be returned for revision or declined during initial screening.
Before preparing a manuscript, authors are encouraged to read the journal's Focus and Scope. A clear Islamic economic contribution must be evident in the research question, conceptual framework, analysis, or interpretation of findings. Simply mentioning Islamic terminology, Muslim populations, or the Sustainable Development Goals is not sufficient to establish scope alignment.
The journal primarily publishes original research articles reporting empirical findings from quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods studies. Subject to editorial suitability, it may also consider theoretically grounded conceptual papers, comparative or policy analyses, systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, and bibliometric studies with transparent methodologies and a substantive scholarly contribution. Ordinary narrative summaries and descriptive reports without original analytical value are generally unsuitable.
Research should address topics within the journal's eight areas, including Islamic economic thought and public policy; Islamic banking, governance, and regulation; Islamic capital markets; zakat, waqf, and social finance; Islamic microfinance and community empowerment; halal industry and Islamic business; Islamic fintech; and sustainable Islamic economic development. Interdisciplinary studies must demonstrate a direct and analytically meaningful connection to one or more of these areas.
Manuscripts must not have been published previously or be under review by another journal. If the work is derived from a thesis, conference presentation, preprint, or earlier research output, authors must disclose the relationship and any overlap at submission.
Provide a concise and informative title, preferably no more than 15 words, that accurately reflects the study and its Islamic economic relevance. Supply full author names, departments, institutional affiliations, cities, countries, email addresses, and the corresponding author's contact information in OJS metadata or a separate title page. ORCID identifiers are encouraged. For a double-anonymous review file, remove identifying details when instructed by the editor.
Provide English and Indonesian abstracts of 200-250 words each. Each abstract should appear as one unstructured paragraph summarising the problem or purpose, research approach and data, principal findings, and the main theoretical or practical contribution. Do not insert citations, tables, or unexplained abbreviations. Include 3-5 focused keywords or short keyword phrases appropriate to the manuscript.
Prepare the manuscript as an editable Word document on A4 paper, using Garamond 12 pt and 1.5 line spacing unless the latest template prescribes a specific arrangement. Use consistent headings, page numbering, and standard margins. The journal's typeset publication layout may differ from the submitted review file.
Write in accurate academic English or Bahasa Indonesia, with clear argumentation and consistent technical terminology. English-language manuscripts should be professionally proofread when necessary. Define abbreviations on first use, use accepted transliteration conventions for Arabic terms consistently, and translate quotations when required for reader comprehension.
Number tables and figures consecutively; provide informative captions, source attribution, readable legends, and in-text references to every display item. Tables should be editable whenever possible, images should be clear, and mathematical notation should be consistent. Include appendices or supplementary research materials only when they support reproducibility or scholarly understanding.
Original empirical research articles should normally contain the following sections. Appropriate adjustments may be made for qualitative, conceptual, policy-oriented, or evidence-synthesis studies, provided the manuscript remains coherent, transparent, and rigorous.
Establish the research problem, relevant economic or institutional context, theoretical and empirical background, and significance. Critically identify the knowledge gap; state the research objectives, questions, or hypotheses; and explain what the study contributes to Islamic economic scholarship or practice.
Engage critically with relevant contemporary scholarship and foundational sources. Compare competing explanations, clarify key concepts and theoretical relationships, and develop an appropriate conceptual framework or hypotheses. A stand-alone section may be integrated with the introduction where justified by the research design and template.
Describe the research design, setting and period, data sources, sampling or case-selection procedures, measurement instruments, collection processes, analytical procedures, and relevant ethical safeguards. Report assumptions, robustness checks, coding strategies, or validation procedures as applicable. The information must be sufficient for critical evaluation and appropriate replication or verification.
Present the findings objectively and in a logical order. Interpret them in relation to the research questions, theory, and previous evidence; explain the economic or institutional significance and, where relevant, the implications for Sharia compliance, governance, financial inclusion, or policy. Avoid simply repeating numbers in tables or restating the literature. Results and Discussion may be combined or separated in accordance with the journal template.
Answer the research questions directly, synthesise the principal findings, and articulate the study's theoretical, empirical, managerial, or policy contributions. State important limitations and well-founded directions for future research. Do not introduce new data, findings, or citations that have not been addressed in the paper.
Provide applicable disclosures concerning funding, author contributions, conflicts of interest, ethical approval or consent, data availability, and substantive AI-assisted work. Acknowledge assistance that does not qualify for authorship. Conclude with a complete APA 7 reference list and relevant appendices, if any.
The journal does not require every paper to use the same methodological design. Authors must instead demonstrate that the approach is appropriate for the research question and that the evidence supports the conclusions.
Where ethically and legally permissible, authors are encouraged to provide data, code, survey instruments, protocols, or other materials needed to verify the work. Where access is restricted because of confidentiality, licensing, or participant protection, explain the restriction and how the evidence can be assessed.
Use the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition, author-date system for in-text citations and the reference list. Cite every source used, and ensure that every reference-list entry is cited in the manuscript. Authors should use a reference manager such as Zotero or Mendeley and check all bibliographic details manually, especially author order, year, journal title, volume, issue, page range, and DOI.
As an editorial quality target, at least 70% of the reference list should draw on recent peer-reviewed scholarly research published within the preceding five years, when a sufficiently relevant body of scholarship exists. Seminal theoretical works, primary religious sources, legislation, and essential historical documents may be cited when needed. This is a journal preference to support scholarly currency, not a universal national accreditation percentage. Avoid unnecessary self-citation or citations selected solely because of the publishing journal.
Sukma, A. (2026). Explosive price and tail risk in ASEAN-5 Islamic equity markets. EKONOMIKA SYARIAH: Journal of Economic Studies, 10(1), 17-33. https://doi.org/10.30983/es.v10i1.11137
In-text: (Sukma, 2026) or Sukma (2026). This published article is provided solely as a formatting example; authors are not required to cite the journal itself.
Use persistent links in the form https://doi.org/... when a DOI is available. References generated by AI tools must be independently verified against original sources; fabricated or inaccurate citations are unacceptable.
The journal uses similarity detection as one component of editorial screening. Consistent with the currently published Plagiarism Policy, a manuscript with a similarity score above 20% may be returned for correction or further assessment. The score is not, on its own, a finding of plagiarism: editors also examine the source, context, attribution, and nature of matching text. Authors must appropriately cite and quote reused material, including their own previously published work. See the Plagiarism Policy.
Authors are accountable for the accuracy, originality, validity, and ethical integrity of the manuscript, including any material prepared using AI-assisted tools. AI systems must not be listed as authors or used to fabricate references, results, images, or datasets. Any substantive use of generative AI in drafting, translation, coding, data processing, or analysis must be disclosed, including the tool and its purpose. Routine spelling and grammar checking does not normally require disclosure unless it materially alters scholarly content.
Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of tool/service] for [specific purpose]. All resulting content was critically reviewed and verified by the authors, who remain fully responsible for the manuscript.
AI-generated or materially AI-altered scientific images should not be included unless their use is part of the documented research methodology and permitted by the journal's specific policy. Authors must also safeguard confidential research data and personal information. Consult the Artificial Intelligence Policy for the full requirements.
Manuscript intake currently follows the preliminary-screening workflow of Rumah Jurnal UIN Bukittinggi. Initial submission and formal OJS processing are separate stages.
Read the Focus and Scope, Author Guidelines, article template, publication ethics policies, and fee information. Complete the manuscript and ensure it is ready for initial editorial assessment.
Upload the manuscript and provide accurate author identities, affiliations, title, abstract, keywords, references, and other required metadata through the Rumah Jurnal Manuscript Submission Form. Select EKONOMIKA SYARIAH as the target journal.
The editor checks alignment with the journal's scope, completeness, originality, methodological quality, language, and adherence to the template. The manuscript may proceed, require preliminary revision, or be declined. Screening approval does not mean publication acceptance.
For manuscripts approved to proceed, the journal team provides the author with account access or instructions for submitting the manuscript through the EKONOMIKA SYARIAH OJS. Submit the final screening version and complete all required OJS metadata.
Eligible manuscripts undergo editorial assessment and expert peer review under the journal's double-anonymous process. Authors should address reviewers' comments point by point and upload a revised manuscript by the stated deadline. The editor makes the final decision on the basis of scholarly merit and the review record.
Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, layout, proof checking, and publication. Authors should review proofs promptly and verify names, affiliations, citations, tables, and metadata before release. The journal publishes issues designated June and December.
An indicative editorial and peer-review period is 8-16 weeks, depending on reviewer availability, the extent of revision, and production requirements. This is an estimate rather than a guaranteed publication or acceptance timeline.
The currently published Article Processing Charge (APC) is IDR 750,000. No payment is required merely to complete the initial manuscript-submission form. Authors should consult the official Article Processing Charges page for the applicable payment stages, invoice procedure, and other financial terms. Payments must be made only through the official channel specified in a verifiable journal invoice. Payment does not influence peer-review decisions or guarantee acceptance.
Authors retain copyright under the journal's published terms and grant the journal the right of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. See the Licensing Terms for full conditions.
Requests to withdraw a manuscript must be submitted in writing to the editorial office, with the manuscript identifier and a clear explanation. Any applicable administrative charges, refunds, or other consequences must follow an explicitly published and consistently applied journal policy. Authors should not assume that withdrawal is complete until the editor confirms it.
For questions about manuscript suitability, authors may contact the editorial office through the journal's Contact page. The Editorial Board reserves the right to return or decline submissions that do not comply with the journal's stated scope, integrity standards, or submission requirements.
EKONOMIKA SYARIAH: Journal of Economic Studies
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