Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

El Dinar: Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan Syariah publishes research and studies on Islamic economics, banking, and finance. The journal highlights theoretical and practical discussions that integrate Sharia principles with contemporary financial practices to support sustainable and inclusive economic development. The journal welcomes research across the following areas:

  • Digital Islamic Finance and Financial Innovation
  • Islamic Banking, Finance and Economic Analysis
  • Financial Inclusion, Islamic Microfinance and Social Finance
  • Islamic Risk, Takaful and Liquidity Management
  • Islamic Financial Regulation, Governance and Stability
  • Islamic Capital Market and Financing
  • Islamic Financial Services and Emerging Issues


El Dinar: Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan Syariah aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by promoting research at the intersection of Islamic finance, digital transformation, financial innovation, and sustainable economic development. Its priority focus on Digital Islamic Finance and Financial Innovation directly supports Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) by advancing technology-enabled financial services and innovative Islamic financial solutions. Research in Islamic Banking, Finance and Economic Analysis, Islamic Capital Market and Financing, and Islamic Financial Services contributes to Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) by promoting sustainable, responsible, and innovative financial activities. Meanwhile, studies on Islamic Risk, Takaful and Liquidity Management support resilient and sustainable financial systems, while research on Islamic Financial Regulation, Governance and Stability contributes to Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16) through the promotion of ethical governance, accountability, transparency, regulation, and financial stability. Through its engagement with emerging issues in Islamic finance and its emphasis on innovation and knowledge exchange, the journal also supports Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17) by fostering scholarly collaboration and contributing to the development of sustainable and responsible financial practices.

 

Section Policies

Articles

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Peer Review Process

EL DINAR applies a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain mutually anonymous throughout the evaluation. Each manuscript is evaluated by a minimum of two independent expert reviewers before a final editorial decision is made.

Desk Review and Initial Screening
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial evaluation by the Editorial Board. Manuscripts that are out of the journal’s scope, lack sufficient academic quality, or fail to comply with submission guidelines are rejected promptly without external peer review. Manuscripts that pass initial screening are assigned to double-blind reviewers based on their subject area expertise and absence of conflicts of interest.

Editorial Decisions
Based on the reviewers' recommendations and constructive feedback, the Editors make one of the following decisions:

  1. Accept Submission: The manuscript is accepted for publication with minimal or no formatting changes.
  2. Revisions Required (Minor Revision): The manuscript is conditionally accepted pending minor modifications requested by reviewers.
  3. Resubmit for Review (Major Revision): The manuscript requires substantial structural, theoretical, or methodological revisions and will undergo a second round of peer review.
  4. Decline Submission (Reject): The manuscript does not meet the journal's scientific standards or requirements for publication.

The Editor-in-Chief retains final authority over all publication decisions.

Evaluation Criteria
To be accepted for publication in EL DINAR, a manuscript must meet the following criteria:

  1. Originality & Novelty: Represents original, unpublished work that is not currently under consideration by any other publication.
  2. Scope Relevance: Focuses on empirical research, conceptual frameworks, or literature studies in Islamic finance, Islamic banking, and Islamic economics.
  3. Methodological Rigor: Demonstrates sound research methodology and provides strong, data-driven evidence to support its conclusions.
  4. Academic Contribution: Offers meaningful insights or theoretical/practical advancements likely to influence scholars and practitioners in the field.

Peer Review Workflow

  1. Author Article Submission: The corresponding author submits the manuscript via the Online Submission Interface.
  2. Initial Editor Evaluation (Desk Review): Editors evaluate the submission for scope, formatting, and plagiarism check (Turnitin). Manuscripts may be accepted for review, returned for formatting corrections, or rejected at this stage.
  3. Double-Blind Peer Review: The manuscript is assigned to two independent peer reviewers. Reviewers assess the paper anonymously based on scientific quality, originality, and clarity.
  4. Author Revision & Re-submission: Authors receive review reports and must submit revised manuscripts alongside a point-by-point response to reviewer comments. Revised manuscripts returned later than three months will be treated as new submissions.
  5. Final Decision & Confirmation: The Editor makes the final decision and notifies the author regarding acceptance or rejection.

 

Publication Frequency

EL DINAR: Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan Syariah is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year (biannually) following these publication cycles:

  • Issue 1 (Period 1): April – September
  • Issue 2 (Period 2): October – March

Manuscripts are accepted continuously throughout the year and are processed upon submission. Accepted articles will be assigned to the upcoming publication period based on the completion of the peer review process.

 

Open Access Policy

El Dinar 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.

All articles published in this journal are immediately and permanently free to read and download. We continuously work with our author community to ensure the best licensing options. Currently, this journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

The LOCKSS Publisher Manifest page for this journal is available at: https://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/eldinar/gateway/lockss

 

Plagiarism Policy

El Dinar: Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan Syariah will judge any case of plagiarism within its limits. All submitted texts will be screened using plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin and Plagiarism Checker. The similarity tolerance is set at a maximum of 20%. If plagiarism is detected by the editorial board members, reviewers, or editors at any stage of the article process—before or after acceptance—we will notify the author(s) and ask them to rewrite the content or to cite the references from where the content has been taken.