Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Articles submitted to Mabny: Journal of Sharia Management and Business must adhere to the following requirements:

General Requirements

1. The manuscript must be scientific in the form of conceptual ideas or empirical research results in the field of Islamic economics, finance, banking, and business.
2. The manuscript must be original, plagiarism-free, and has never been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
3. The manuscript must be written in English or Indonesian. The full paper should be a minimum of 4,000 words.
4. Authors must strictly format their manuscripts following the provided Mabny Template.
5. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the Open Journal Systems (OJS).
6. Authors must complete all required metadata fields in the OJS submission system.
7. Authors must be cooperative and willing to comply with the peer-review and editing processes set by the Editors.
8. References and citations must strictly follow the American Psychological Association (APA Style) 6th or 7th Edition. The use of Reference Manager applications (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote) is mandatory.
9. Authors are encouraged to cite relevant articles previously published in Mabny: Journal of Sharia Management and Business.

Structure of the Manuscript

1. Title: The title should be concise, clear, informative, and pinpoint the core issues discussed. It must not exceed 15 words and must not contain uncommon abbreviations.
2. Author(s) Information: Provide full name(s) without academic degrees or titles, followed by complete affiliation/institution, country, and institutional email addresses. Clearly indicate the corresponding author with an asterisk (*) and provide their active email.
3. Abstract: All submissions must provide a structured abstract (maximum 250 words) written in clear English and Indonesian. The abstract must strictly include the following five sub-headings: Purpose, Methodology, Findings, Implications, Originality,
4. Keywords: Provide 3 to 5 relevant keywords/phrases, written in lowercase (except proper nouns), and separated by commas (,).
5. Introduction: The introduction outlines the aims of your paper, why the topic is significant, and its contribution to the body of knowledge. It must summarize the current understanding and background context, state the research problems/questions or hypotheses, briefly introduce the methodological approach, and outline the potential contributions and paper organization.
6. Literature Review: The literature review provides a critical analysis and synthesis of relevant prior works (monographs, peer-reviewed journals, reports, etc.) to establish the state-of-the-art and analytical foundation for the research hypothesis. It must not be restricted locally; global perspectives and international English-language literature should be adequately analyzed.
7. Research Methods: Clearly explain the research design, stages, and rationale of procedures used. It must specify data collection techniques, sample selection/criteria, variables/instruments, and data analysis procedures along with relevant analytical/statistical tools. This section must be precise and written in the past tense.
8. Results: Present findings logically and objectively, supported by adequate empirical data, without bias or premature speculation.
9. Discussion: Interpret the findings and explain their significance relative to the original research questions/hypotheses and previously reviewed literature. Clearly articulate whether the results confirm or challenge prior studies, and highlight the novel insights discovered.
10. Conclusion: Synthesizes the key findings and addresses the research objectives. The conclusion must not simply repeat the abstract or results. It should also acknowledge research limitations and suggest concrete recommendations for future research.
11. Acknowledgements (Optional): Specify individuals, funding bodies, grant providers, or institutions that contributed to the research or manuscript preparation but do not meet authorship criteria.
12. Author Contributions: Authors are required to declare each author's contribution using the CRediT taxonomy: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, and Writing – review & editing.
13. References

• Reference List: Ensure every cited work in the text appears in the reference list, and vice versa.
• Minimum Requirements: Must contain a minimum of 30 references, primarily consisting of recent peer-reviewed journal articles and proceedings (preferably from the last 5 years).
• Citation & Style: Strictly follow the American Psychological Association (APA Style) 6th or 7th Edition.
• Arrangement: Alphabetically by the first author's surname, then chronologically. For multiple works by the same author in the same year, append letters ('a', 'b', 'c', etc.) to the year.
• DOIs/URLs: Include active DOI links (e.g., https://doi.org/...) or full URLs along with access dates for online sources.