Aim and Scope

ECFi: Journal of Economics and Islamic Finance is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal that aims to publish and disseminate high-quality theoretical, empirical, and conceptual research in Islamic economics, finance, and business. The journal promotes the development of knowledge, policy, and professional practice by providing an academic platform for addressing emerging challenges and contemporary issues from Islamic and interdisciplinary perspectives.

The scope of ECFi includes, but is not limited to:

• Islamic economics and economic development;
• Islamic banking and financial institutions;
• Islamic capital markets and investment;
• Islamic monetary and fiscal policy;
• Islamic social finance, including zakat, waqf, infaq, sadaqah, and Islamic microfinance;
• Sharia accounting, auditing, and financial reporting;
• Sharia management and corporate governance;
• Sharia compliance and Islamic business ethics;
• halal industry and halal supply-chain management;
• Islamic entrepreneurship and business development;
• Islamic financial technology and digital finance;
• risk management in Islamic financial institutions;
• Islamic insurance (takaful);
• Islamic public finance;
• sustainable and inclusive economic development;
• maqasid al-Shariah and economic welfare;
• literature reviews, theoretical models, and critical analyses; and
• other contemporary issues relating to Islamic economics, finance, and business.

The journal is intended for academics, researchers, lecturers, students, practitioners, policymakers, financial professionals, regulators, and educational or research institutions interested in advancing Islamic economics and finance at national and international levels.