1) Islamic Economic Law

Normative foundations, principles, and applications of Islamic economic law in contemporary markets.

• Contracts and transactions (bay‘, ijarah, murabaha, salam, istisna‘, musharakah, mudarabah, wakalah, kafalah, hiwalah, rahn)
• Sharia compliance, governance, and Islamic business ethics
• Consumer protection; dispute resolution and sharia arbitration
• Harmonization with national law (civil law, banking, capital market, taxation, data protection)
• Legal aspects of the halal industry (certification, assurance, logistics)

Keywords: sharia law, contracts, muamalah, halal regulation, governance

2) Islamic Banking and Finance

Legal, regulatory, governance, and risk-management issues in Islamic financial institutions.

• Banking: sharia governance, Sharia Supervisory Boards, liquidity & risk management, supervision
• Non-bank finance: sharia fintech (P2P, e-money), finance companies, Islamic cooperatives
• Islamic capital market: sharia equities, sukuk, Islamic mutual funds
• Takaful and retakaful
• Sharia accounting & auditing (AAOIFI/IFRS), sustainability and ESG disclosures

Keywords: Islamic banking, sukuk, sharia fintech, takaful, capital market law

3) Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah, and Waqf (ZISWAF)

Legal frameworks, governance models, digital transformation, and impact assessment of Islamic social finance.

• Positive law & fiqh of zakat and waqf; BAZNAS/BWI and local regulations
• Institutional design (BAZNAS/LAZ/naẓir), accountability, audit, transparency
• Zakat–tax interface and compliance
• Productive waqf, cash waqf, CWLS, asset development
• Digital platforms (collection/distribution), open finance, QRIS
• Impact evaluation on poverty, MSMEs, education, health

Keywords: zakat law, waqf governance, Islamic philanthropy, social finance, cash waqf

4) Contemporary Muamalah Law

Modern transactions and contractual arrangements via fiqh al-mu‘amalah and national law.

• E-commerce & smart contracts; buy-now-pay-later; dropshipping/marketplaces
• Platform and gig economy (ride-hailing, couriers, freelancing)
• Franchising, retail partnerships, leasing, factoring, sharia securitization
• Intellectual property, data/privacy, consumer protection
• Halal supply chains and international trade (LCs, sharia trade finance)
• Online dispute resolution (ODR) and electronic evidence

Keywords: e-commerce law, smart contracts, halal trade, consumer protection, ODR

5) Fatwas, Regulation, and Public Policy

Critical analysis of DSN-MUI fatwas, national policies, and financial regulations, including comparative perspectives.

• Methodology of fatwa issuance (uṣūl, tarjīḥ, maqāṣid) and legal implications
• Regulatory impact assessment in the Islamic finance sector
• Alignment with international standards (AAOIFI, IFSB, IOSCO)
• Comparative regulatory frameworks (e.g., Malaysia, GCC, UK, Indonesia)
• Implementation, compliance, enforcement, and remediation

Keywords: sharia fatwa, regulatory compliance, policy analysis, DSN-MUI, AAOIFI

6) Digitalization and Innovation in Islamic Economics

Financial technologies and digital transformation consistent with sharia principles.

• CBDC (Rupiah Digital), tokenization, blockchain for zakat/waqf
• Open banking & APIs, digital onboarding and e-KYC
• Islamic insurtech, sharia robo-advisory, P2P sharia
• Regtech and suptech for sharia compliance
• Cybersecurity, data protection, and AI ethics (ḍarar/maṣlaḥah)

Keywords: blockchain waqf, digital rupiah, regtech, Islamic fintech, AI ethics

7) Islamic Economic Jurisprudence and Comparative Law

Advancing theory in Islamic economic jurisprudence and comparative studies across madhhabs and legal systems.

• Methodologies: maqāṣid, maṣlaḥah mursalah, sadd al-dhara’i, istiḥsān
• Tarjīḥ/ta‘līl in contemporary economic rulings
• Comparative fiqh among madhhabs (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi‘i, Hanbali)
• Comparative analysis with national law and civil/common-law systems
• Codification and harmonization within national frameworks

Keywords: maqasid al-shariah, comparative fiqh, harmonization, Islamic legal theory, civil law

General Limitations

Submissions must demonstrate a clear connection to law and/or Islamic economics. Purely theological discussions without legal or economic implications fall outside the journal’s scope.