Journal - IBTRA

Primary Role: Provides overall leadership and strategic direction for the journal.

Editorial Vision & Strategy: Sets the journal’s overarching goals, thematic focus, and editorial policies, ensuring alignment with the scholarly field of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance.
Decision-making Authority: Has the final say on article acceptances, rejections, and major editorial decisions (e.g., special issues, controversial content, policy changes).
Quality Oversight: Upholds the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and relevance, overseeing peer-review policies and enforcing ethical guidelines.
Team Management: Supervises the editorial team, delegates tasks to Associate Editors, and mentors Editorial Board members.
External Representation: Acts as the public face of the journal, forging relationships with professional societies, indexing agencies, and other stakeholders.
Workflow Coordination: Manages manuscript submission flow and peer-review timelines; tracks manuscripts through each stage from submission to publication.
Administrative Duties: Maintains communication with authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher; manages correspondence and publication schedules.
Policy Enforcement: Ensures that editorial policies, author guidelines, and publication ethics are clearly communicated and followed.

Primary Role: Serve as subject-matter experts to oversee peer review and recommend publication decisions.

Manuscript Handling: Assign suitable reviewers, ensure timely reviews, and synthesize reviewer comments into clear recommendations for the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editor.
Subject Expertise: Focus on their respective specializations—such as Islamic finance instruments, sharia-compliant banking, halal investment frameworks, etc.—to maintain scholarly rigor.
Reviewer Recruitment: Identify and recruit expert reviewers in the field, expanding the journal’s network.
Quality Control: Evaluate the scholarly contribution, methodology, and relevance of submitted papers, confirming that they meet the journal’s standards.
Advisory Function: Provide input on editorial policies, special issue topics, and potential improvements in journal operations.
Peer Review Support: Regularly review submissions, ensuring a diverse range of expertise.
Outreach & Promotion: Act as ambassadors for the journal, raising its profile among academic and professional networks, particularly in Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance.
Ethical Guidance: Uphold the journal’s ethical standards and best practices, raising any concerns about academic misconduct or conflicts of interest.

Primary Role: A panel of distinguished scholars or industry leaders providing high-level guidance and strategic direction.

Long-term Strategic Input: Offer counsel on emerging research trends and policy priorities within Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance to ensure the journal remains at the forefront of developments.
Reputation Building: Lend credibility and prestige to the journal by virtue of members’ recognized expertise and standing in academia or industry.
Networking & Partnerships: Facilitate partnerships with institutions, research centers, or scholarly societies that enhance the journal’s impact.
Occasional Review & Contributions: May review manuscripts or contribute to editorial pieces, but generally in a more advisory capacity than hands-on review.

Primary Role: Manages final production stages, ensuring accurate and timely publication.

Typesetting & Layout: Prepares accepted manuscripts for print or online publication, ensuring figures, tables, and text are properly formatted.
Proofreading: Checks for grammatical errors, typographical mistakes, and style inconsistencies.
Formatting Compliance: Aligns articles with the journal’s house style (references, citations, headings, tables, figures).
Clarity Enhancement: May suggest improvements in sentence structure or terminology usage while respecting the author’s voice.
Quality Assurance: Ensures that the final version of each article is error-free and professionally presented.
Proof Management: Coordinates with authors during the proofing stage, incorporating final corrections.
Publication Schedule: Ensures the journal adheres to publication timelines, from the final acceptance to release (online or print).
Collaboration with Publisher/Platform: Works closely with the journal’s publishing house or online platform to organize final files and metadata (e.g., DOI assignments).
Resource Management: Oversees budgets, vendor contracts (if applicable), and coordinates with the publisher or printing press.