Focus and Scope

Journal of Islamic Management Futures (JIMF) focuses on the development of Islamic Education Management through future-oriented, interdisciplinary, and evidence-based approaches. The journal provides a scholarly platform for researchers, lecturers, scholars, practitioners, educational managers, policymakers, and professionals to explore contemporary challenges, emerging trends, innovations, and future directions in the management of Islamic educational institutions.

The scope of JIMF includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  1. Islamic Educational Leadership
    Leadership models, ethical leadership, transformational leadership, strategic leadership, and leadership development in Islamic educational institutions.
  2. Strategic Management of Islamic Education
    Strategic planning, institutional development, organizational strategy, competitive advantage, institutional resilience, and future-oriented management of Islamic educational institutions.
  3. Islamic Educational Human Resource Management
    Teacher and staff development, talent management, professional development, performance management, employee engagement, and human resource innovation in Islamic education.
  4. Governance and Institutional Management
    Educational governance, institutional accountability, transparency, decision-making, organizational structure, policy implementation, and institutional effectiveness.
  5. Quality Assurance and Educational Performance
    Quality management systems, internal and external quality assurance, accreditation, performance evaluation, continuous improvement, and institutional excellence.
  6. Pesantren, Madrasah, and Islamic School Management
    Management innovation, organizational development, leadership, governance, sustainability, and transformation of pesantren, madrasah, and Islamic schools.
  7. Islamic Higher Education Management
    Strategic management, academic governance, university leadership, institutional development, internationalization, and competitiveness of Islamic higher education institutions.
  8. Digital Transformation and Islamic Education Management
    Digital leadership, digital governance, educational technology, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, data-driven management, and digital transformation in Islamic educational institutions.
  9. Innovation and Change Management
    Organizational innovation, educational entrepreneurship, change leadership, organizational adaptation, institutional transformation, and management responses to emerging educational challenges.
  10. Islamic Educational Finance and Resource Management
    Financial management, budgeting, fundraising, resource allocation, sustainability, waqf and zakat management, and financial accountability in Islamic educational institutions.
  11. Curriculum and Learning Management
    Curriculum management, instructional management, learning innovation, learning organizations, and the integration of contemporary pedagogical approaches within Islamic educational institutions.
  12. Inclusive and Sustainable Islamic Education Management
    Inclusive leadership, multicultural management, social responsibility, sustainability, community engagement, environmental management, and equitable access to Islamic education.
  13. Islamic Educational Policy and Governance
    Educational policy, policy analysis, regulatory frameworks, institutional governance, public management, and the relationship between Islamic education institutions and government policy.
  14. Community-Based Islamic Education Management
    Community participation, stakeholder engagement, school-community partnerships, social innovation, community empowerment, and management of Islamic education based on local and community resources.
  15. Future Studies and Emerging Issues in Islamic Education Management
    Foresight, future trends, emerging technologies, demographic and social change, globalization, internationalization, resilience, sustainability, and future scenarios for Islamic education management.

JIMF welcomes original research articles, systematic literature reviews, conceptual papers, theoretical studies, and evidence-based studies that contribute to the advancement of Islamic Education Management. The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary studies that integrate Islamic values, ethics, leadership principles, management theories, technological innovation, and contemporary organizational perspectives to develop Islamic educational institutions that are innovative, adaptive, sustainable, inclusive, and globally competitive.