Open Access Statement

Open Access Statement of the Journal of Islamic Economics

The Journal of Islamic Economics is committed to the principle of open access (OA), firmly believing that scholarly research should be freely and universally accessible to the public. We operate under a model that allows immediate and unrestricted access to all our published content without any subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywalls. This commitment aligns with our mission to foster the global exchange of knowledge and accelerate progress in the field of Islamic economics.

Our Open Access Philosophy

Our open access philosophy is rooted in the conviction that open access to research benefits society as a whole. By removing financial and permission barriers, we empower researchers, students, practitioners, policymakers, and the general public worldwide to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of articles. This promotes greater global knowledge sharing, encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, and facilitates innovation and application of Islamic economic principles in various contexts.

The Journal of Islamic Economics adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access. This means that we provide free accessibility and permission for users to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself." The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.

Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in the Journal of Islamic Economics are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license permits:

  • Attribution (BY): Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. They may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the1 licensor endorses them or their use.
  • ShareAlike (SA): If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the2 original.

Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, authors retain the copyright to their work, but grant the journal the right of first publication. This arrangement allows authors to retain control over their intellectual property while ensuring maximum dissemination of their research. Authors are free to deposit their published articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, or other platforms immediately upon publication, provided they acknowledge the original publication in the Journal of Islamic Economics and include a link to the published article on the journal's website.

Benefits of Open Access

  • Increased Visibility and Impact: Open access articles are more likely to be cited and accessed, leading to greater visibility and impact for authors' research.
  • Wider Dissemination: Research findings become available to a broader audience, including those in developing countries or institutions with limited access to subscription journals.
  • Accelerated Discovery: Free availability facilitates quicker discovery of new research and fosters faster progress in the field.
  • Enhanced Collaboration: Open access promotes interdisciplinary and international collaboration by making research freely shareable.
  • Public Benefit: Research funded by public money should be accessible to the public. Our open access model aligns with this principle.

The Journal of Islamic Economics is proud to contribute to the open access movement, fostering a more inclusive and accessible global research landscape for Islamic economics. We are committed to maintaining this open access model to ensure that our scholarly contributions serve the widest possible audience and continue to advance knowledge in this vital field.