Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Mu’amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that focuses on the development, implementation, and critical evaluation of Islamic economics and Islamic economic law within contemporary socio-economic contexts. The journal serves as an academic platform for disseminating original research and scholarly discussions that explore the practical application of Islamic economic principles alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern them. Positioned at the intersection of Islamic economics and Islamic economic law, Mu’amalatuna emphasizes studies that contribute to a deeper understanding of how Sharia principles are operationalized in economic activities, financial institutions, business practices, and public policy. The journal encourages empirical, practical, and normative-juridical approaches that offer both theoretical advancement and practical solutions to contemporary challenges in the Islamic economic sector.

The scope of the journal encompasses a broad range of topics related to contemporary fiqh al-mu'amalat, Islamic economic law including contracts (akad), fatwas, and regulatory frameworks, the operations and governance of Islamic financial institutions, dispute resolution in Islamic economic transactions, as well as halal business practices and Sharia compliance. Mu’amalatuna welcomes contributions that examine the roles and interactions of Islamic financial institutions, business actors, regulators, policymakers, and legal practitioners in fostering a sustainable and ethically grounded Islamic economic ecosystem. The journal publishes various forms of scholarly works, including empirical research articles, case studies, normative legal research, and applied research, with the objective of generating academic insights, legal analyses, and policy recommendations that support the advancement of Islamic economics and finance at both national and international levels.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing through a rigorous, fair, transparent, and ethical peer review process. Every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes two sequential stages of evaluation: Editorial Review and Double Anonymous Peer Review.

Editorial Review
Upon submission, each manuscript is first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief or the Editorial Board to determine its suitability for further review. This preliminary assessment examines whether the manuscript:

Falls within the journal's focus and scope.
Complies with the author guidelines and manuscript formatting requirements.
Meets publication ethics and research integrity standards.
Demonstrates sufficient originality and passes plagiarism screening.
Presents an appropriate level of academic quality for external review.

Manuscripts that do not satisfy these requirements may be returned to the authors for technical revision or rejected without external peer review.

Double Anonymous Peer Review
Manuscripts that successfully pass the editorial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript's subject area. The journal employs a Double Anonymous Peer Review (Double-Blind) system, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain concealed throughout the review process. This approach is intended to ensure impartiality, fairness, and objectivity while minimizing potential bias.

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

Originality and novelty of the research.
Relevance to the journal's focus and scope.
Scientific significance and contribution to Islamic Economics and Islamic Economic Law.
Soundness of the research methodology and data analysis.
Validity of the findings and conclusions.
Clarity, organization, and quality of academic writing.
Adequacy, relevance, and currency of references.
Compliance with research ethics and publication standards.

Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief may issue one of the following editorial decisions:

Accept
Minor Revision
Major Revision
Resubmit for Review
Reject

Authors are required to respond comprehensively to all reviewer comments and submit a revised manuscript within the specified timeframe. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation when necessary.

The final decision regarding publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief, taking into consideration the reviewers' recommendations, the scientific quality of the manuscript, and the journal's editorial policies.

Throughout the review process, all manuscripts and reviewer reports are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality, avoid conflicts of interest, and uphold the principles of integrity, objectivity, professionalism, and ethical publishing.

Publication Frequency

Mu’amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah adopts a continuous publication model to ensure timely dissemination of high-quality scholarly work in Islamic economics and Islamic economic law. Under this system, accepted manuscripts are published individually as soon as they complete the editorial and production processes, rather than being delayed until the full issue is assembled.
Each published article is immediately assigned to the current volume and issue and listed in the official Table of Contents. This approach enables faster visibility, citation potential, and academic impact for authors while maintaining rigorous peer-review and editorial standards.
In addition to continuous publication, each volume is formally closed at the end of the designated publication period, ensuring that issues remain well-structured and systematically archived.
The journal is published two times a year (biannual publication), with issues scheduled as follows:

Issue 1: January – June
Issue 2: July – December

This publication frequency reflects the journal’s commitment to consistency, academic quality, and sustainable editorial management while accommodating a continuous flow of accepted manuscripts.

Open Access Policy

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah provides immediate and permanent open access to all published content. All articles are freely available to readers worldwide without subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywalls.

The journal is committed to the principle that unrestricted access to high-quality scholarly research promotes the global exchange of knowledge and supports the advancement of research, education, and professional practice in Islamic Economics and related disciplines.

All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. The use, sharing, adaptation, and redistribution of published content are governed by the terms and conditions of this license.

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah does not impose an embargo period. All articles are made freely available immediately upon publication.

Archiving

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to ensure the long-term preservation of its published content. The LOCKSS system creates a distributed archiving network among participating libraries, enabling the permanent preservation and restoration of journal content while ensuring its continued accessibility over time. For more information about the LOCKSS program, please visit https://www.lockss.org/.

Publication Ethics

Mu’amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. The journal follows internationally recognized principles of scholarly publishing ethics to ensure the integrity, transparency, and quality of academic research in the fields of Islamic Economics and Islamic Economic Law.

Authors are required to submit original works that have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration by another publication. All manuscripts must accurately present research findings, provide proper acknowledgment of sources, and avoid plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct. Authors are also responsible for disclosing any potential conflicts of interest and ensuring that their research complies with applicable ethical and legal standards.

Editors are responsible for making publication decisions based solely on the academic merit, originality, significance, and relevance of the submitted manuscripts. Editorial decisions must be free from discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, institutional affiliation, or political beliefs. Editors shall maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and manage the peer-review process fairly, objectively, and transparently.

Reviewers play a vital role in maintaining the quality of the journal through objective, constructive, and timely evaluations. Reviewers are expected to treat all manuscripts as confidential documents, provide unbiased assessments, identify relevant published works not cited by the authors, and report any suspected ethical concerns, including plagiarism or duplicate publication. Reviewers should not use unpublished information obtained through the review process for personal advantage.

Mu’amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah applies a double-blind peer review system and reserves the right to reject, retract, or correct published articles when ethical violations are identified. The journal is committed to promoting academic integrity, responsible research practices, and ethical scholarly communication in accordance with international standards of scientific publishing.

Plagiarism Policy

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring the originality of all published works. The journal strictly prohibits plagiarism in any form, including direct copying, improper paraphrasing, self-plagiarism, data plagiarism, and the unacknowledged use of ideas, methods, or findings from other sources.

All submitted manuscripts are screened using Turnitin plagiarism detection software before entering the peer review process. The maximum acceptable Similarity Index is 25%, excluding references, bibliography, and properly quoted or cited material. Similarity reports are evaluated by the editorial team, and editorial decisions are not based solely on the similarity percentage.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original, properly cited, and comply with accepted standards of academic integrity. Any use of text, data, figures, tables, or ideas from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged.

Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism exceeding the journal's acceptable threshold or other forms of publication misconduct may be rejected before publication. If plagiarism is identified after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish corrections, retract the article, and take other appropriate editorial actions in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics.

Article Processing Charges

Article Submission Fee

IDR 0.00

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah does not charge any submission fee. Authors are not required to pay any fee for manuscript submission, initial editorial assessment, or the peer-review process.

Article Publication Fee

IDR 0.00

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah currently does not charge any article publication fee. All accepted articles are published free of charge. The journal is committed to supporting the dissemination of scholarly research in Islamic economics without financial barriers for authors.

Repository Policy

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah supports the broad dissemination, accessibility, and long-term preservation of scholarly research by permitting authors to deposit and share their manuscripts in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, scholarly collaboration platforms, and other non-commercial scholarly repositories. The journal recognizes that self-archiving enhances the visibility, accessibility, and scholarly impact of published research while promoting the principles of open access.

Permitted Versions

Authors may deposit the following versions of their manuscripts:

Submitted Version (Preprint): The original manuscript before peer review may be deposited at any time.
Accepted Manuscript (Author Accepted Manuscript/AAM): The peer-reviewed and accepted manuscript may be deposited upon acceptance for publication.
Version of Record (VoR): The final published version may be deposited and shared immediately after publication on the journal's website.

Conditions for Deposit

When depositing any permitted version, authors are requested to:

acknowledge Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah as the original place of publication;
provide the complete bibliographic citation of the published article;
include the article's Digital Object Identifier (DOI), where available;
provide a link to the official published version on the journal website;
maintain the integrity of the published work without unauthorized modifications.

Embargo Period

Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah does not impose an embargo period. Authors may deposit all permitted versions immediately in accordance with this policy.

Copyright and Licensing

Self-archiving is subject to the journal's Copyright Notice and Licensing Policy. Authors should ensure that all deposited versions comply with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

Licensing Policy

All articles published in Mu'amalatuna: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. This license permits anyone to copy, distribute, adapt, and reuse the published material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal, a link to the license is included, any changes are indicated, and any derivative works are distributed under the same license.