Focus and Scope

Focus

Journal Islamic Economic Minangkabau focuses on the forward-thinking application of Islamic economic thought to address urgent contemporary issues — such as inequality, digital transformation, environmental crisis, and economic ethics — through the lens of Shariah economics, Maqasid al-Shariah, and contemporary policy-making.

The journal especially prioritizes studies that:

  • Innovate Islamic economic models for the digital and green economy;
  • Bridge Islamic financial ethics with global sustainability goals (SDGs);
  • Analyze the role of Islamic economics in economic governance and post-capitalist alternatives;
  • Offer critical and empirical perspectives on Islamic socio-economic justice in the 21st century.
Scope

We welcome theoretical and empirical manuscripts including but not limited to the following themes:

1. Islamic Economic Epistemology for the Digital and AI Economy

Integration of Islamic values in algorithmic decision-making, blockchain-based zakat and waqf systems, halal fintech, and digital governance.

2. Green Maqasid: Islamic Economic Solutions for Climate Change and Sustainability

Ecological economics, sustainable development, Islamic bioethics, and green finance frameworks.

3. Post-Capitalism and Islamic Economic Alternatives

Critical perspectives on neoliberalism, degrowth, economic decolonization, and global justice from an Islamic worldview.

4. Maqasid-Based Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Economy

Practical models for Islamic microfinance, social impact investing, rural development, and grassroots empowerment.

5. Governance, Accountability, and Ethics in Islamic Public Finance

Anti-corruption, participatory budgeting, zakat-state integration, and Shariah-compliant taxation systems.

6. Islamic Behavioral Economics and Economic Psychology

Insights from Qur'anic ethics, nudging in Islamic consumption behavior, and digital financial responsibility.

7. Islamic Philanthropy 5.0: Technological Innovations in Zakat, Waqf, and Infaq

Use of big data, AI, and decentralized platforms to optimize social welfare systems.

8. Islamic Economics and the SDGs: Reconstructing Development Indicators

Maqasid-based metrics for prosperity, justice, well-being, and ecological balance.

9. Shariah-Compliant Platform Economies and Gig Work

Case studies of labor equity, platform justice, and Islamic contractual ethics in the gig economy.

10. Halal Economy, Digital Halal Standards, and Global Trade

Governance of halal certification in digital marketplaces, cross-border trade, and AI-powered compliance.

11. Minangkabau and Nusantara Islamic Economic Traditions

Adat-syariah economic practice (harta pusaka and matrilineal inheritance in Islamic economic context), perantauan (Minangkabau merchant migration) and diaspora commerce networks, and the digitalization of local halal MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) as a grassroots case of Islamic economic innovation.