About the Journal

Focus & Scope

Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah (JHES) publishes scholarly works on law and economics from a sharia perspective. The journal welcomes doctrinal/legal, empirical, mixed-methods, comparative law/fiqh, and systematic review studies. Manuscripts may be written in English or Indonesian. Publication frequency: June and December.

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.

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.

Publication Ethics

Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah, with registered number ISSN 2549-4872 (Print), ISSN 2654-4970 (Online) is a peer-reviewed journal, available in print and online and published two times a year. This statement clarifies ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.

Department of Shariah Economic Law, Faculty of Islamic, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar as publisher of Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Publication decisions

The editor of the Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Screening for Plagiarism

Naskah yang diserahkan ke jurnal ini akan diperiksa menggunakan turnitin. Persentase tingkat similarity yang dipersyaratkan adalah maksimal 20%

Peer Review Process

Every manuscript submitted to the editor will be selected through an initial review process by the Editorial Board. Then, the article will be given to the peer reviewers and will continue to double blind peer-review process. After that, the article will be returned to the author for revision. It takes a very long time before publishing a quality article.

Peer Reviewers will assess the substantial and technical aspects of the article. Peer Reviewers working for Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah are experts in the field of economic law, fiqh muamalah, and sharia economic issues. They are vastly experience in managing prestigious journals and have a broad track record of publications in reputable international journals.
 

Publication Fees

Article Submission Fee: IDR 0
Authors are not charged any fees for submitting a manuscript.

Article Processing Charge (APC): IDR 500,000
If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be required to pay the APC to cover publication costs.

Fast-Track Review & Publication Service: IDR 750,000
With this service, the peer review, editorial decision, and author notification are guaranteed to be completed within 7–14 working days. Please contact the editorial staff for further details.

Note: Publication fees do not influence the editor’s decision to accept or reject a manuscript. If the manuscript is accepted, the author will receive a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) with complete payment information.

The fast-track service is optional and intended for authors who require expedited publication without compromising review quality.

 

Journal History

Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah
ISSN 2549-4872 (Print), ISSN 2654-4970 (Online) is a peer-reviewed scholarly publication that focuses on disseminating research findings in the fields of Economic Law, Fiqh Muʿāmalah, and Islamic Economics. The journal is published by the Study Program of Islamic Economic Law, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, in collaboration with LP3M Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, and is issued biannually. The editorial team invites scholars and practitioners in the aforementioned fields to contribute and submit their latest research for publication in this journal.

Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah is published regularly in June and December each year.