A bibliometric overview of SCOPUS-indexed journal in Islamic finance and economy: Research productivity and influence

Abstract

This study attempts to provide a thorough overview of Islamic Finance and Economy (IFE) Scopus-indexed journal publications and probes its productivity and influence on the IFE discipline. The study sample includes 1036 articles from four Scopus-indexed journals, namely (1) International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management (IJIMEFM); (2) Journal of King Abdulaziz University (JKAU); (3) Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research (JIABR); and (4) Journal of Islamic Marketing (JIM). The study adopts quantitative and qualitative methods using Biblioshiny and VOSviewer software to analyze the aforementioned aspects of four IFE Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2010 and 2019. Overall, the study findings confirm the increasing research outputs’ quantity and quality of four IFE Scopus-indexed journals. It also gives insightful information that may assist the respective four IFE Scopus-indexed journal editorial boards and academic community in formulating significant and impactful research agendas and strategies for the IFE discipline.