Focus and Scope

AIMS AND SCOPE

Aims
Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship covers in detail a large number of topics related to Islamic Social Finance, comprising the latest empirical studies, country-specific studies, policy evaluations on Islamic sosial finance and entrepreneurship. This journal provides a forum for scientific exchange for academicians, practitioners, keen observers, and independent researchers, by publishing high-quality theoretical, empirical, and policy contributions.

Scope

Islamic social finance

• Zakat Management
• Zakat Collection
• Zakat Distribution
• Development of zakat Institution
• Global zakat system and sustainable zakat accounting
• Islamic social finance in post-pandemic period
• Building sustainable Islamic social finance ecosystem
• The role of Fintech in optimizing the social function of Islamic finance
• Sustainable development goals and Islamic finance
• Cash waqf endowment for Sustainable development
• Implication of Islamic accountability for waqf
• Islamic social finance through waqf
• Good government for Islamic endowment
• Takaful overview, growth and models
• Governance mechanism of takaful market
• Takaful product, service and customer perception
• Islamic microfinance, principles of performance and problems
• Islamic microfinance for sustainable development
• Islamic microfinance for female empowerment
• The role of the banking sector in operationalizing
• Islamic social finance in post-pandemic period
• Building sustainable Islamic social finance ecosystem
• The role of Fintech in optimizing the social function of Islamic finance
• Sustainable development goals and Islamic finance

Islamic entrepreneurship

• Innovativeness and risk-taking
• Ethics and social responsibility
• The Muslim entrepreneurs among micro/small entreprises
• Women Entrepreneurship Development
• Islamic entrepreneurship mind programming on entrepreneurial performance
• Technological innovation and entrepreneurship
• Social welfare services in the social entrepreneurship context
• Human resource in the Islamic sector and academic entrepreneurship
• The role of enterprise architecture in enterprise integration
• Model of strengthening the entrepreneurship character
• Islamic venture capital as financing alternative of Muslim entrepreneurs
• Islamic entrepreneurship education model for higher education institution 

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Description

Submissions should be prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines. The manuscript may be returned to authors without a scientific assessment if they do not meet all submission requirements, if they are not in the correct format, or cannot be downloaded reliably.

Submissions must represent the original and independent work of the authors. Each new submission is assessed by Editor using Manuscript Readiness Level (MRL) to determine whether it falls within the general remit of Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship. We will reject a manuscript without review if it contains insufficient content; it exceeds our word limit or is incorrectly formatted; it is poorly presented and unclear. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment will be handled by Editor to oversee the review process for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation.

Once a manuscript passes the initial checks, it will be assigned to two independent experts for double-blind peer review. A double-blind peer review is applied, where the authors' and reviewers' identities are unknown. Double-blind peer review comments are confidential and will only be disclosed with the express agreement of the reviewer. All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review, and authors can expect a decision, or an explanation for the delay, within 4 weeks of receipt. If a revision is invited, the corresponding author should submit the revised manuscript within 1 week. Editor in Chief makes the final decision based on the information gained through the peer-review process.

We ensure that the reviewed manuscript is treated confidentially prior to being published, as explained in Publication Ethics.

Manuscript readiness level (MRL)

Before you submit your manuscript, it is highly recommended for you to pre-evaluate it using Manuscript Readiness Level (MRL), an instrument that we developed to help you get effective time of peer-reviewing process.

Pre-evaluation criteria	Strong	Fair	Poor
	(Level 1)	(level 2)	(level 3)
Title: The title must be simple, direct, accurate, appropriate, specific, functional, concise/brief, unambiguous, informative, unique, and it should not be misleading.	5	3	2
Abstract: The main part of an abstract is the purpose of the study, the methodology design of the study, major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis, and the originality which allows your research to be distinct from the existing literature.	8	5	2
Keywords: Searchable by search engine, truly represents the intention of research. Don’t use phrases, only words. 5 keywords are recommended.	3	3	2
Introduction: The introduction should outline the aims of your paper, as well as describe why the topic is important and what it contributes to the body of knowledge. It establishes the scope, context, and significance of the research being conducted by summarizing current understanding and background information about the topic, stating the purpose of the work in the form of the research problem supported by a hypothesis or a set of questions.	13	7	5
Literature review: The Literature Review should comply with the aim of the research (“fitness for purpose”) and represent the results of a critical analysis of the analytical base for testing the research hypothesis. The literature review must not be limited only by works, which were published in the country where the author lives and works (the problem should be studied globally).	10	8	5
Method: The research methods section describes the main stages and procedures of the research to investigate a research problem and the rationale for the application of specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information applied to understand the main problem of the research	10	5	2
Results: The result and discussion section are the main part of the author's contribution to the research by providing a report in the form of an explanation of the findings of the research-based upon the methodology you applied to gather information. The results section should state the findings of the research arranged in a logical sequence without bias or interpretation.	13	10	5
Discussion: The purpose of the discussion is to interpret and describe the significant findings of the research considering what was already known about the research problem being investigated and to explain any new understanding or insights that emerged as a result of the research process to answer of the problem. The discussion will always connect to the introduction by way of the research questions or hypotheses you posed and the literature you reviewed.	18	10	5
Conclusion: The conclusion should summarize the main state of the findings at the point of writing and consider the next steps. This section also the synthesis key points of the result and, if applicable recommend new areas for future research.	10	4	1
References: Accountable, about 80% of the literatures from primary sources (reputable journals) and up to date (last 10 years). Use reference management tools.	10	5	1
Total score	100	60	30

 

Decision matrix

Score	Probability
90-100	Most likely to be published with little discussion with Editor/Reviewer
70-89	Possible minor revision (if there are no mistakes in principle)
50-69	Possible major revision
30-49	Most likely to be rejected in the first stage

Disclaimer: The Manuscript Readiness Level (MRL) above is used by authors as a “tool” to optimize the peer-reviewing process. The decision to accept or reject an article for publication in Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship is the authority of the Editor based on recommendations from reviewers.

Types of decision

There are four types of editorial decisions during the peer review process, which are: Accept submission, Revision Required, Resubmit for Review and Decline Submission

Accept submission

The paper is accepted for publication, subject to conditions that need to be addressed in producing a final version of the manuscript. These may include sub-editing changes and the minor amendment to ensure the paper fully matches our criteria. After final checking in the editorial office, acceptance is confirmed and the paper is forwarded to the publishers for publication.

Revision required

The paper requires changes before a final decision can be made. Authors are asked to modify their manuscript in light of comments received from referees and editors and to submit a new version for consideration within 1 week of receiving the decision letter. A point-by-point explanation of how comments have been addressed must be supplied with the revised version of the paper. Revisions may undergo further peer review and papers may undergo more than one round of revision. If the authors do not revise their papers to the satisfaction of the editors, the paper can still be declined from publication in International Journal of Islamic Social Finance.

Resubmit for review

The submitted version of the paper is not acceptable and requires major revision, but there is clear potential in the work, and Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship is prepared to consider a new version. Authors are offered the opportunity to resubmit their paper as a new submission. Concerns will remain regarding the suitability of the paper for publication until the editors are convinced by the authors that their paper fits the scope and standards of International Journal of Islamic Social Finance. The resubmitted manuscript will be returned to the original associate editor if at all possible.

Decline submission

Following peer review, the paper is judged not to be acceptable for publication in International Journal of Islamic Social Finance.

Publication frequency

Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship is published every March and September.

Open access policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Complaint policy

This procedure applies to complaints about the policies, procedures, or actions of the Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship editorial staff. We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity and a spur for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously, and constructively. Please write your complaint with journal title, vol. no., issue no., paper ID, paper title, page no.

Criteria of a complaint

Our definition of a complaint is as follows:

• The complainant defines his or her expression of unhappiness as a complaint.
• We infer that the complainant is not simply disagreeing with a decision we have made or something we have published (which happens every day) but thinks that there has been a failure of process – for example, a long delay or a rude response – or a severe misjudgments.
• The complaint must be about something that is within the responsibility of the Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship and content or process.

Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship is aware of the complaints stated below:

• Authorship complaints
• Plagiarism complaints
• Multiple, duplicate, concurrent publication/Simultaneous submission.
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest
• Reviewer bias or competitive harmful acts by reviewers.

Policy for Handling Complaints:

• If the Journal receives a complaint that any contribution to the Journal break intellectual property rights or contains material inaccuracies or otherwise unlawful materials.
• Investigation may include a request that the parties involved substantiate their claims.
• The Journal will make a good faith determination whether to remove the allegedly wrongful material.
• All the investigations and decisions are to be documented by the Journal.
• We strive to ensure that Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship is of the highest quality and is free from errors. However, we accept that occasionally mistakes might happen.

Editorial complaints policy

The Managing Editor and staff of that Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship will make every efforts to put matters right as soon as possible in the most appropriate way, offering right of reply where necessary. As far as possible, we will investigate complaints in a blame-free manner, looking to see how systems can be improved to prevent mistakes occurring.

How to Make a Complaint

Complaints about editorial content should be made as soon as possible after publication, preferably in writing by email to: [email protected]

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.

Article Processing Charge

Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship is fully managed and published by Center for Islamic Economics Studies and Development, Faculty of Business and Economics Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia for this reason, the journal doesn't charge authors for submitting an article in the journal as well as in the review and publication process. All costs are under the Center for Islamic Economics Studies and Development, Universitas Islam Indonesia fund.