Journal Information

Journal Description

Sharia Economic Law Innovation (SELI) focuses on the study of Islamic economic law and its development in contemporary legal, economic, financial, and social contexts. The journal provides an academic platform for scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and postgraduate students to publish high-quality research related to sharia economic law, Islamic commercial law, Islamic finance, halal business regulation, Islamic banking, waqf, zakat, Islamic social finance, and legal innovation.

SELI encourages manuscripts that offer theoretical originality, methodological rigor, practical relevance, and meaningful contribution to the advancement of Islamic legal and economic studies. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches that connect sharia principles, legal analysis, economic development, governance, financial innovation, and social justice.

Focus and Scope

SELI publishes original research articles, conceptual papers, case studies, and literature-based studies that contribute to the development of Islamic economic law and related fields. The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts in the following areas:

Publication Quality Indicators

Peer Review Process

SELI applies a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure that manuscripts are evaluated fairly, objectively, and academically. The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review process to minimize bias and protect the integrity of scholarly evaluation.

1. Initial Editorial Screening: The editorial team assesses scope suitability, originality, formatting compliance, and basic scholarly quality.
2. Similarity and Ethical Assessment: Manuscripts are checked for similarity, authorship integrity, ethical compliance, and publication standards.
3. Double-Blind Peer Review: Eligible manuscripts are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.
4. Editorial Decision: The decision is based on reviewer recommendations, editorial judgment, originality, rigor, and contribution to the field.
5. Revision and Quality Control: Authors may be required to revise manuscripts before final acceptance, copyediting, layout editing, DOI assignment, and publication.

Open Access Policy

SELI provides immediate open access to its published content to support the global exchange of scholarly knowledge. All articles are freely available to readers without subscription barriers. Published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution and under the same license terms.

Publication Ethics and Editorial Integrity

SELI is committed to maintaining integrity, transparency, and accountability in scholarly publishing. The journal upholds ethical standards in authorship, peer review, editorial decision-making, conflict of interest disclosure, plagiarism prevention, data integrity, corrections, and retraction procedures. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to follow responsible publication practices throughout the editorial process.

Digital Preservation

SELI is committed to the long-term accessibility, preservation, and reliability of scholarly content. The journal continues to improve digital preservation practices and metadata interoperability to ensure that published articles remain discoverable, citable, accessible, and preserved for future academic use.

Editorial Philosophy

SELI values scholarly integrity, legal relevance, methodological soundness, international collaboration, and meaningful contribution to Islamic economic law and socio-economic development. The journal encourages manuscripts that demonstrate originality, analytical depth, ethical awareness, practical relevance, and contribution to academic, professional, legal, and policy communities.