Aim and Scope

Aim: To advance the understanding of Islamic legal decision-making by exploring how legal rules, institutions, and actors function in practice. The journal aims to publish high-quality interdisciplinary research that integrates Islamic legal principles with empirical legal studies, behavioral science, and computational methods to enhance the effectiveness, fairness, and predictability of Islamic legal and regulatory systems.

Scope: The journal welcomes original research employing quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, computational, systematic review, and bibliometric methodologies. The scope covers three broad areas:

§  Behavioral Legal Studies & Compliance: How individuals and corporations perceive, interpret, and comply with Islamic legal norms (e.g., Shariah governance, contract enforcement, dispute avoidance).

§  Computational Law & Legal Technology: The application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart contracts, and legal analytics in Islamic dispute resolution and regulatory monitoring.

§  Regulatory & Policy Decision Making: Evidence-based policymaking, regulatory impact assessments, and institutional governance in Islamic finance, waqf management, and halal ecosystems.

The journal welcomes contributions from diverse contexts, including civil and religious courts, arbitration bodies, financial regulatory authorities (e.g., OJK, Bank Indonesia), and corporate Shariah supervisory boards.