Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Journal of Islamic Economic Laws
ISSN 2655-9609 · eISSN 2655-9617 · Muhammadiyah University Press · Indonesia
Journal of Islamic Economic Laws: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Islamic Economic Laws is published by Muhammadiyah University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Halal products and consumer behavior and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, together about 56% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Islamic Economic Laws is intended to be a media for disseminating results of researches and an exchange of Indonesian scientific work among academics, practitioners, regulators, and the public. The Journal of Islamic Economic Laws covers a variety of research approaches, namely quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. The Journal of Islamic Economic Laws focuses on various themes, topics, and legal aspects in Islamic Laws and Islamic Economics, including the following topics: Islamic Law Topics : -Muamalah law-Sharia banking regulation-Islamic Insurance and reinsurance Law-Regulation of zakat -Islamic Law guarantee-The law of Sharia financial institutions-Islamic Business law contract-Islamic Legal endowments-Islamic Laws of electronic transactions Islamic Finance Topics : -Islamic Banking and Finance-Islamic Small and Medium Enterprises-Islamic Microfinance-Islamic Macrofinance-Islamic Financial Institutions-Islamic Insurance-Islamic Philanthropy Organizations
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Azhar AlamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Indonesia 11, Mainland China 1, Malaysia 1, Thailand 1, Philippines 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting35.1%
- Halal products and consumer behaviorSocial Sciences13.8%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.9%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 32/760 | 95th |
| Law | Q1 | 244/1162 | 79th |
| Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management | Q3 | 96/156 | 38th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 69 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 91 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 147 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 201 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 97 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 100,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 100,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 100,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensethat allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Journal of Islamic Economic Laws is a peer-reviewed journal with open access. The article processing or delivery of the manuscript submitted to the manager or editor through an online system or by using the OJS Open Access …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All submitted manuscripts are read by the editorial staff. Those manuscripts evaluated by editors to be inappropriate to journal criteria are rejected promptly without external review. Manuscripts evaluated to be of potential interest to our readership are sent to double blind reviewers. The editors then make a decision based on the reviewer's recommendation from among several possibilities: rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Muhammadiyah University Press
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2655-9609
- Electronic ISSN
- 2655-9617
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Islamic Economic Laws
How long does peer review take at Journal of Islamic Economic Laws?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Islamic Economic Laws?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Islamic Economic Laws based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (11), Mainland China (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Islamic Economic Laws?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Islamic Economic Laws is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Islamic Economic Laws open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Islamic Economic Laws is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-28). Last updated: .