EIGHT YEARS OF JOURNAL OF MUAMALAT AND ISLAMIC FINANCE RESEARCH (JMIFR) (2004-2011): A WAY FORWARD

Authors

Muhammad Ridhwan, Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaFollow
Fuadah Johari, Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Islam MalaysiaFollow
Muhammad Mohamad Yusoff, Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Islam MalaysiaFollow

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Article

Citation

JOURNAL OF MUAMALAT AND ISLAMIC FINANCE RESEARCH (JMIFR)

Abstract

This article presents the result of various bibliometric patterns of articles published by Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research (JMIFR). This journal is devoted to the field of Islamic Banking and Finance studies and their application in modern times. Data from each volume of JMIFR were collected and statistically analyzed using the Statistical Product & Service Solution (SPSS) software. This study looked at variables which include authorship patterns, length of articles, number of articles published, author productivity, contributing institutions and subject area patterns. Among the significant findings are that dual authorship is prevalent and accounted for about 56.8% of the articles published and the total number of article published for the period of 2004-2011 was 91 articles. It was found that 80% of the articles were published in English language. As for the reference used, 43.9% were journals, and 16% were books cited. The study demonstrated that despite its eight year of existence and multidisciplinary approach, contributors and citations of this journal has not yet international. Henceforth, this article provides significant suggestions and strategies for the future of JMIFR.