Data Availability Policy

Al-Musthofa: Journal of Sharia Economics supports transparency and reproducibility of research while respecting research ethics, personal data protection, confidentiality and intellectual property.

Data availability statement

Every article includes a Data Availability Statement in the back matter, before the references (see the manuscript template). The statement explains where the data and materials underlying the findings can be accessed, for example:

  • Secondary and published data (e.g., financial statements, OJK/BI/BPS statistics, Islamic bank reports, zakat or waqf institution reports): the source, period covered and access link.
  • Surveys, interviews and fieldwork: where the anonymised data, questionnaire or interview guide are deposited, or "Data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request", with any restriction explained.
  • Quantitative data and code (e.g., regression, SEM-PLS or panel data analysis): a link or DOI to a public repository such as Zenodo, Figshare, OSF or an institutional repository.
  • Literature-based studies: "All sources analysed in this study are published works listed in the references."

Principles

  • Authors are encouraged to deposit data, instruments and analysis scripts in a recognised open repository and to cite datasets in the references.
  • Personal data of research participants (customers, mustahik, MSME owners, employees, etc.) must be anonymised and handled in accordance with the informed consent obtained and Indonesian Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection. Data that could identify participants must not be shared publicly.
  • Confidential institutional data must be used only with permission from the institution concerned.
  • Research involving human participants must state ethical clearance (committee, number and year) or, for low-risk studies, the authors' statement of compliance with research ethics.
  • Editors and reviewers may request access to underlying data during review. Failure to provide data needed to verify the findings may lead to rejection or, after publication, to action under the Publication Ethics policy.