Jurnal Studi Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam (SEBI) accepts manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of Islamic economics, banking, finance, and business studies, and align with the journal’s aims and scope. Manuscripts must be original, previously unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal. Accepted manuscript types include field research articles, library-based research articles, book reviews, and systematic literature reviews.

1. Field Research Articles

Field research articles report empirical findings derived from engagement with research participants, financial institutions, businesses, communities, or socio-economic settings. Studies may employ qualitative, quantitative (e.g., econometric models, surveys), or mixed methods, using appropriate data collection techniques such as observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentary analysis.

Manuscripts must clearly explain the research problem and objectives, their relationship to previous scholarship, data collection and analytical methods, and relevant ethical considerations. Findings must be discussed analytically to demonstrate their contribution to understanding issues in Islamic economics, banking, finance, and business, with due acknowledgment of the study’s limitations.

2. Library-Based Research Articles

Library-based research articles examine issues in Islamic economics and business through the analysis of written or documentary sources, including classical Islamic jurisprudential texts (turath), contemporary Shariah resolutions, regulatory frameworks, policy documents, scholarly books, archives, and other relevant documents. Studies may address foundational texts, economic concepts, individual thinkers, historical developments in Islamic commercial law (muamalah), comparative perspectives, or normative and theoretical frameworks.

Manuscripts must explain the rationale for source selection, the boundaries of the inquiry, the approach adopted, and the procedures used for analysis or interpretation (istinbat/ijtihad). The discussion must develop arguments, interpretations, or syntheses that make a meaningful scholarly contribution. A purely descriptive summary of sources without critical analysis is insufficient for a library-based research article.

3. Book Reviews

Book reviews provide a critical assessment of scholarly books relevant to Islamic economics, finance, banking, and business studies. Reviews may address recent publications or significant foundational works that remain academically relevant to developments in the field.

Manuscripts must provide complete bibliographic information, including the author or editor, title, publisher, publication year, page count, and ISBN where available. Reviews should outline the book’s central arguments and scope, then critically evaluate its approach, theoretical framework, use of sources, strengths, limitations, and contribution to the relevant field. Reviewers should situate the book within broader scholarly debates in Islamic economics and explain its relevance to readers. Reviews must go beyond summarizing or promoting the book. Any relationships or competing interests that could influence the assessment must be disclosed.

4. Systematic Literature Review Articles

Systematic literature review (SLR) articles synthesize previous research to address clearly defined research questions through systematic and transparent procedures for searching, selecting, appraising, and analyzing the literature in Islamic economics and business.

Manuscripts must specify the sources or databases searched (e.g., Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar), search strategies and terms, search dates, publication period covered, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and procedures for screening and selecting studies. Authors must also describe data extraction procedures, study quality appraisal appropriate to the review’s objectives, and the synthesis methods employed. The selection process must be clearly documented, including the number of studies at each stage and the reasons for exclusion following full-text assessment.

The review must identify patterns in the findings, similarities and differences across studies, limitations of the evidence, knowledge gaps, and implications for the advancement of Islamic economics and business research. Bibliometric analysis may complement the review but does not replace a substantive synthesis of the included studies.

Presentation and Assessment Requirements

Manuscript structure should reflect the characteristics of each submission type and comply with Jurnal Studi Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam (SEBI)’s author guidelines. Field research articles, library-based research articles, and SLR articles must adequately explain their methodology, while book reviews should adopt a structure that supports a critical assessment of the work under review.

All manuscripts undergo initial editorial screening and peer review in accordance with the journal’s policies. Publication decisions consider alignment with the journal’s scope, originality, methodological or analytical rigor, strength of analysis, clarity of presentation, and scholarly contribution to the field of Islamic economics and business.