Aim and Scope

Aims

Tasharruf provides a scholarly platform for research that connects Islamic economic principles to market behavior, institutions, and policy. The journal prioritizes work that (i) refines concepts in Islamic economics and fiqh al‑muʿāmalāt, (ii) offers rigorous empirical evidence using appropriate methods, and (iii) yields actionable insights for industry, regulators, and communities in Indonesia and comparable contexts worldwide.

Scope (topics include, but are not limited to)

 1. Islamic Economics & Public Policy

Foundations, ethics, distributive justice, and policy evaluation; critiques and comparisons with conventional systems when tied to measurable economic implications.

2. Islamic Social Finance (ISF)

Waqf, zakat, infāq, ṣadaqah, governance, performance, digitalization, integration with commercial finance, and roles in resilience and development (e.g., crisis response).

3. Halal Industry & Value Chains

Standards/certification, trade and competitiveness, halal fashion and lifestyle markets, and the interface with waqf, ISF, and entrepreneurship ecosystems.

4. Islamic Banking & Finance

Retail/SME finance, microfinance, profit‑and‑loss sharing, product innovation (murābaḥah, mushārakah, muḍārabah, salam, istiṣnāʿ), risk management, and compliance.

5. Islamic Fintech & the Digital Economy

E‑commerce, digital payments, crowdfunding, platform design; adoption models (e.g., TAM/UTAUT), trust, risk, religiosity, and Shariah compliance in digital contexts.

6. Entrepreneurship & MSMEs

Business models, capability building, women’s economic empowerment, and inclusive finance in Muslim‑majority markets.

7. Consumer Behavior, Marketing & Branding

Halal branding, service quality, cross‑faith participation in Islamic financial services, and behavioral drivers of market choice.

8. Accounting, Governance & Regulation

Shariah governance and auditing, disclosure and transparency, standard‑setting, and regulatory effectiveness in Islamic finance and ISF.

9. Macroeconomy & Development

Finance–growth links, sectoral impacts, labor and welfare outcomes, and the halal economy’s contribution to national development.

10. Methods, Measurement & Replicability

Time‑series and panel techniques (e.g., ARDL), SEM‑PLS and survey design, experiments/quasi‑experiments, qualitative fieldwork, mixed methods, and systematic/scoping reviews—used appropriately and reported transparently.

Methods & Evidence

We welcome quantitative, qualitative, mixed‑methods, jurisprudential (e.g., maṣlaḥah mursalah) and comparative designs. Normative or doctrinal manuscripts must clearly state their jurisprudential basis and articulate testable or observable economic and business implications.

Geographic & Sectoral Focus

The journal has a strong interest in Indonesia and ASEAN, while encouraging comparative and global studies across the Muslim world and beyond. Sectoral applications (e.g., halal food, fashion, tourism, and digital markets) are particularly encouraged when they deliver generalizable insights.

Article Types

  • Research Articles (theoretical or empirical)
  • Review Articles (systematic/scoping/meta‑analytic)
  • Policy & Practice Notes (evidence‑based, implementation‑focused)
  • Case Studies & Short Communications (methods, data, or early findings with clear contribution)

Out of Scope (typical desk‑rejects)

  • Purely theological/philosophical reflections without explicit economic or business implications.
  • Descriptive case reports without analytical frameworks, evidence, or transferable insight.