Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

1. Aims and Scholarly Orientation

El-Qist publishes original, high-quality research that advances scholarly understanding of Islamic economic law, ethics, and empirical economic practice. Manuscripts must demonstrate a clear contribution to international academic debates in Islamic economics, Islamic law, or related interdisciplinary fields.

Submissions should not only address Islamic economic phenomena but also explicitly engage with legal, ethical, or normative dimensions grounded in Islamic intellectual traditions.

2. Types of Manuscripts Accepted

El-Qist welcomes the following types of manuscripts:

  • Original Research Articles
    (empirical, doctrinal, or mixed-methods studies)

  • Conceptual or Theoretical Articles
    (legal-ethical frameworks, maqāṣid-based analysis, policy critique)

  • Comparative Studies
    (cross-country, cross-institutional, or cross-cultural perspectives)

  • Policy-Oriented Studies
    (regulatory analysis with empirical grounding)

❗ Book reviews, teaching notes, and purely descriptive reports are not considered.

3. Methodological Standards

Manuscripts may employ quantitative, qualitative, doctrinal, or mixed methodologies, provided that:

  • The research design is clearly articulated

  • Data sources and analytical methods are transparent and rigorous

  • Empirical findings are theoretically and/or normatively contextualized

  • Case studies demonstrate analytical relevance beyond the local context

4. Abstract Requirements

All manuscripts must include an English abstract of 200–250 words, placed at the beginning of the article.

The abstract should explicitly state:

  1. Research background and problem statement

  2. Research objective(s)

  3. Methodology and data

  4. Key findings

  5. Theoretical, legal, or policy contribution

Abstracts that are purely descriptive or overly brief will be returned without review.

5. Manuscript Structure

A standard research article should include:

  1. Introduction

  2. Literature Review and Theoretical/Legal Framework

  3. Methodology

  4. Results/Findings

  5. Discussion (legal, ethical, or policy implications)

  6. Conclusion

  7. References

Submissions must clearly articulate what is new, why it matters, and to whom it matters internationally.

6. Language Policy

  • Manuscripts must be written in academic English.

  • Authors whose first language is not English are strongly encouraged to seek professional language editing prior to submission.

  • Extended English abstracts are mandatory for articles based on local or regional case studies.

7. Citation Management and Referencing Standards

To ensure accuracy, consistency, and academic integrity, all authors are required to use reference management software in preparing their manuscripts.

Accepted citation management tools include, but are not limited to:

  • Mendeley

  • Zotero

  • EndNote

  • Other reputable reference management applications

Manuscripts must demonstrate:

  • Consistent in-text citations and reference lists

  • Accurate bibliographic metadata

  • Full compliance with the journal’s citation style

Submissions with manually formatted or inconsistent references may be returned for correction prior to peer review.

8. Citation Style

El-Qist adopts Chicago Style (17th Edition).
Authors are expected to engage with international scholarly literature, including recent publications indexed in Scopus or other reputable databases where relevant.

9. Ethical Standards and Peer Review

El-Qist applies a double-blind peer review process.

All submissions are screened for:

  • Originality and plagiarism

  • Relevance to journal focus and scope

  • Methodological rigor

  • Scholarly contribution

Manuscripts that do not align with the journal’s legal-ethical orientation will be desk-rejected.

10. Out-of-Scope Reminder

The following submissions will be rejected without review:

  • Marketing, branding, or consumer studies without Islamic legal or ethical engagement

  • Financial performance analysis without jurisprudential or regulatory discussion

  • Manuscripts lacking a clear research question or contribution

  • General business or management studies unrelated to Islamic economic thought