"Islamic Finance Research" (IFR)

Aims and Scope

Islamic Financial Research is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal established by the Islamic Finance Research Group of Imam Sadiq University. It is currently published by the Department of Islamic Finance, Faculty of Management, Imam Sadiq University, in collaboration with the Iranian Association of Islamic Finance, and with the support of the Securities and Exchange Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
      The journal is dedicated to advancing scholarly research in the field of Islamic finance through an Islamic–Iranian approach. Within the framework of recognized publication ethics standards, the journal evaluates and publishes high-quality research that bridges the jurisprudential and legal foundations of Islamic finance with contemporary financial theories and practices.
      Its mission is to develop the academic literature of Islamic finance, promote financial knowledge grounded in Islamic principles, and provide scholarly and practical solutions to address the theoretical and applied needs of financial institutions, markets, and organizations—particularly within Islamic societies and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
      Accordingly, the journal welcomes research, review, and Conceptual and Analytical articles in the following areas:

  1. Islamic financial theories
  2. Principles and jurisprudential rules of Islamic finance
  3. Islamic financial jurisprudence (Fiqh al-Muamalat)
  4. Islamic financial law
  5. Islamic financing instruments
  6. Islamic risk management instruments
  7. Economic analysis of Islamic financial instruments
  8. Islamic financial institutions
  9. Islamic capital markets
  10. Islamic banking
  11. Islamic insurance (Takaful)
  12. Islamic financial accounting
  13. Pricing of Islamic financial securities
  14. Islamic investment funds and companies
  15. The Islamic financial system within the framework of a resistance economy
  16. Islamic public finance
  17. Other related topics

      The journal aspires, through the active participation of the academic community, to contribute meaningfully to the enrichment of Islamic financial knowledge and to enhance its effectiveness in both theoretical and practical domains.