Focus and Scope

Al-Bay': Journal of Economic and Business is a peer-reviewed journal.

FOCUS

This journal focused on Islamic Economic and contemporary developments through the publication of articles by research.

SCOPE

Al-Bay' specializes in Islamic Economic studies and is intended to communicate original research and current issues on the subject. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines. The Al-Masharif invites manuscripts in the areas of:

• Sharia Economic
• Islamic Banking
• Islamic Microfinance, Zakah, and Waqf
• Management of Islamic Banking
• Islamic Financing
• Islamic Accounting
• Islamic Finance Industry

The Al-Bay' accepts articles in any related subjects and any research methodology that meet the standards established for publication in the journal. The primary, but not exclusive, audiences are academicians, students, practitioners, and others interested in Islamic Economic research. 

The primary criterion for publication in Al-Bay' is the significance of the contribution an article makes to the literature and practice in Islamic Economic area, i.e., the significance of the contribution and on the rigor of analysis and presentation of the paper. The acceptance decision is made based upon an independent review process that provides critically constructive and prompt evaluations of submitted manuscripts.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

General Infprmation

Criteria for Publication

Al-Bay': Journal of Sharia Economic and Business, receives many article related to submissions to be published. Thus, peer-reviewers accept articles selectively and  reject the papers which may need intolerable revisions. To be published in the AL-BAY' Journal, a paper should meet four general criteria:

-          Presenting considerable evidence for its conclusions.

-          Clear novelty.

-          Distinct significance for scientists in the field.

-          Open for inter or multi disciplinary studies.

Overall, the acceptable paper should represent an outstanding comprehension which is liable to inspire the thinking develepment of the field. There should be a perceptible reason as to why the work deserves to be published in the AL-BAY' Journal.

The review process

Each submitted manuscripts is  read by the editorial staff. Only those papers that seem most likely to meet our editorial criteria are sent for full peer review. Those papers assessed by the editors to be of insufficient general interest or otherwise inappropriate are rejected promptly based on internal and external advice from reviewer specialists in the field).

The potential manuscripts to our readership interest are sent for the next review, at least by two reviewers. The editors then take a decision based on the reviewers' recommendation.

Peer-reviewer Selection

Reviewer selection is essential for publication process based on many factors, including expertise, reputation, specific recommendations and our experience of reviewing the publication process.  Furthermore, we ensure the potential reviewers before sending them manuscripts to review.

Writing the review

The main purpose of the review is to provide the editors with the information needed to determine the accepted manuscripts. The review should also advise the authors as to how they can rewrite for better paper to comply with editorial requirements. As far as possible, a negative review should explain to the authors the weaknesses of their manuscript, so that rejected authors can understand the basis for the decision and see in broad terms what needs to be done to improve the manuscript. This is secondary to the other functions, however, and referees should not feel obliged to provide detailed, constructive advice to the authors of papers that do not meet the criteria for the journal (as outlined in the letter from the editor when asking for the review).

Anonymity

We conduct double-blind review so to authors and the reviewer unknown each other. Unless the reviewers feel so strongly to identify the author, nonetheless, we prefer that reviewers are anonymous throughout the review process and beyond.

Peer-review publication policies

All contributions submitted to the specialists for education area that are selected for peer-review. No less than two selected reviewers read the propective articles.

Ethics and security

Al-Bay': Journal of Sharia Economic and Business editors may seek advice about submitted papers not only from technical reviewers but also on any aspect of a paper that raises concerns. These may include, for example, ethical issues or issues of access to data or materials. Very occasionally, concerns may also relate to the implications to society of publishing a paper, including threats to security. In such circumstances, advice will usually be sought simultaneously with the technical peer-review process. Overall, publishing decisions, the ultimate decision as to whether to publish is the responsibility of the editor of the journal concerned.

Publication Frequency

AL-BAY': Journal of Sharia Economic and Business is a peer-review journal that is publish twice a year

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.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...