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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • As part of the submission process, authors must confirm that their manuscript meets all the following requirements. Submissions that do not comply will be returned without review.

    • Article Processing Charges (APC): For accepted manuscripts, the APC is USD 70 for international authors and RM 300 for Malaysian authors. Payment is only required upon acceptance of the article.

    • Manuscript Format: The manuscript must be in Microsoft Word format and follow the journal’s official template. All tables must be created using the Table function in Word. Tables submitted as images will lead to immediate desk rejection.

    • Publication Status: The manuscript must be original and not under review by any other publication. Duplicate submissions will be rejected.

    • Ethical Agreement Form: Authors must upload the completed Ethical Agreement Form at the time of submission, if any. Submissions without this document will be desk-rejected.

    • Author Information: All authors’ full names, affiliations, and country of origin must be entered accurately during the submission. No changes or additions to author details are allowed after the review process begins. Incomplete author information may result in rejection or omission from the final publication.

    • Reviewer Suggestions: Authors are encouraged to propose at least two potential reviewers, including their full name, affiliation, email address, and country.

    • Editorial Note: Authors should include a brief cover note to the editor highlighting the article’s focus and relevance.

    • Similarity Report: After submission, the editorial team will conduct a similarity check. The overall similarity index must be below 20%, and the AI-detected similarity should not exceed 30%. Authors are also encouraged to submit the similarity report beforehand.

Author Guidelines

Authors are advised to review the article type descriptions and select the most suitable category for their submission. If unsure, please classify your manuscript as a Research Article and follow the structure outlined below.

The journal welcomes original research papers in the following fields:

  • Islamic banking and finance
  • Islamic Social Finance
  • Islamic Capital Market
  • Islamic wealth management
  • Zakat, Waqaf and Sadaqah
  • Fintech, Digitalisation and Islamic Finance
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Islamic Finance
  • Takaful & Retakaful
  • Islamic Wealth Management
  • Islamic Fiscal and Monetary Policy
  • Islamic Economics for Sustainable Development
  • Maqasid al-Shariah and Islamic Finance
  • Issues on Shari’ah implementation and practices of Islamic banking
  • Comparative analysis of Islamic and conventional financial institutions
  • Other topics related to Islamic Finance

Note: Review papers are accepted by invitation only.

Research articles should be organised using the following structure:

  • Title Page
  • Abstract
  • Background / Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References (Maximum of 20)
  • Figure Legends (if applicable)
  • Tables with Captions (if applicable)

Author can refer to the template of Journal of Islamic Finance (JIF) to follow its format. In general, the following is the paper format for the journal.

The submission file is in Microsoft Word document.
Articles should be between 5000-10000 words in length, including abstract, tables, figures, references and appendices.

Name of the Author and the Affiliation must not be on the paper.

 

Page Layout

            Paper   : Custom Size (Width: 19.21 cm and Height: 26.21 cm)

            Top      : 2.25 cm

            Left      : 1.8 cm

            Bottom : 1.0 cm

            Right    : 1.87 cm

 

Title

            Font     : Times New Roma, size: 17

 

 Author’s Name & Affiliation

            Font for Author’s Name        : Times New Roman, size: 13

            Font for Author’s Affiliation   : Times New Roman, size: 8

 

Abstract

Submission Guidelines for Abstracts

All submissions must include a structured abstract that adheres to the format outlined below. The following four sub-headings and their corresponding explanations must always be included:

Purpose: Clearly state the objective and rationale of the study.

Design/methodology/approach: Describe the methods and approaches used in the research.

Findings: Summarize the key results and conclusions of the study.

Originality: Highlight the unique contributions of the research to the field.

An abstract of not more than 250 words

Font     : Times New Roman, size: 9

 

 Keywords (Italic)

            Font     : Times New Roman, size: 8

 

Body Text

            Manuscripts must be typed with a single spacing throughout.

            Font                : Times New Roman, size: 10

            Equation          : Use Microsoft Equation 3.0 or above

 

Table

           Placement of Table      : Centre

          Title of the Table         : Above the Table, Centre

           Font for the Title          : Times New Roman, size 8   

 

Figure

             Placement of Figure     : Centre

             Title of the Figure        : Below the Figure, Centre

             Font for the Title          : Times New Roman, size 8   

 

Any word or words to be abbreviated should be written in full when first mentioned followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.

 

References

 The referencing style of the manuscript should strictly follow the style adopted by the journal (based on APA - American Psychological Association style).  The list should be in alphabetical order. Author(s) are to ensure submission of manuscript is according to the format specified.

 

In Text:

…... Smith (1995) ... or (Brown and Jones, 2002) or ... Smith et al. (2004a)

 

Journal Article

Sonko, M. (2020). Customers’ perceptions on Islamic banking: A case study in the Gambia. Journal of Islamic Finance, 9(1), 13–23.

Antova, I., & Tayachi, T. (2020). Managing crypto-pegged exchange rates risks in Islamic banks in the era of digitalization economy and tokenization. Journal of Islamic Finance, 9(1), 13–23.

 

Chapter in Book

Ginting, L.M., & Redzuan, N.H. (2020). A study on the influence of Islamic financial literacy in managing cash and debt among millennial in Indonesia. In Kassim, S., Anwar Othman, A.H., & Haron, R. (Eds.). Handbook of research on Islamic social finance and economic recovery after a global health crisis (pp. 1-20). Pennsylvania: IGI Global.

 

Book

Oseni, U.A., Hassan M.K., & Hassan, R. (2019). Emerging Issues in Islamic finance law and practice in Malaysia. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.

 

Working Paper

Ismail, A.G., Zaenal, M.H., & Taufiq, U. (2016). Can Islamic philanthropy increase financial inclusion? (IRTI Working Paper 1437-02). Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute.

 

Website

Gold Banking – A Game Changer for Islamic Finance. (2020). Islamic Finance. Retrieved May 6, 2019, from https://www.islamicfinance.com/2020/08/gold-banking-game-changer-islamic-finance/

 

Copyright Notice

Consent to publish: The Author(s) agree to publish their articles with IIUM Press.

Declaration: The Author(s) declare that the article has not been published before in any form and that it is not concurrently submitted to another publication, and also that it does not infringe on anyone's copyright. The Author(s) holds the IIUM Press and Editors of the journal harmless against all copyright claims.

Transfer of copyright: The Author(s) hereby agree to transfer the copyright of the article to IIUM Press, which shall have the non-exclusive and unlimited right to publish the article in any form, including in electronic media.  For the article with more than one author, the corresponding author confirms that he/she is authorized by his/her co-author(s) to grant this transfer of copyright.

The Journal of Islamic Finance follows the open access policy.

All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute.

 

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