History of Economica: Jurnal Ekonomi Islam - Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang

Economica: Jurnal Ekonomi Islam was first published in 2010 by the Faculty of Sharia of the then IAIN Walisongo Semarang, the forerunner of today's Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, as a scholarly platform dedicated to Islamic economics in Indonesia. It initially appeared in print under p-ISSN 2085-9325, with two Indonesian-language issues a year. Editorial responsibility moved to LP2EI after the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business was established in 2013, and the publisher's name was updated when IAIN Walisongo became UIN Walisongo in 2014.

The journal entered a fully digital era in 2016 with the issuance of e-ISSN 2541-4666 and the adoption of OJS 2.4.8. In 2017 it was indexed in DOAJ and became a CrossRef member, assigning DOIs under the prefix 10.21580/economica. After initially being listed as Rank 4 on the SINTA portal, Economica was accredited SINTA Rank 2 under Decree Number 34/E/KPT/2018 dated 10 December 2018, one of seven UIN Walisongo journals holding that rank at the time.

In 2019, all articles transitioned to English, supported by two successive Ministry of Religious Affairs quality grants. In 2021, the journal retained Rank 2 at re-accreditation, began a partnership with PUSKAS BAZNAS, and expanded its authorship to seven countries within a single issue.

Consolidation followed with a new article template in 2022 and migration to OJS 3.3 in 2024. From Volume 16 in 2025, capacity rose to ten articles per issue, the schedule shifted to May and November, and a formal Artificial Intelligence Policy was adopted. These efforts culminated in Economica's elevation to SINTA 1 under Decree Number 355/DST/D.D1/HM.01.01/2026 dated 24 July 2026, valid from Volume 16 Number 1 (2025) through Volume 20 Number 2 (2029).

Milestones

Year Milestone Details
2010 First publication Established within the Faculty of Sharia, IAIN Walisongo Semarang, as a scholarly forum for Islamic economics; printed format, p-ISSN 2085-9325.
2010–2018 Language of publication Articles published in Indonesian.
2013 Change of management Editorial management transferred to LP2EI following the establishment of the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business on 13 December 2013 (PMA No. 82/2013).
2014 Change of publisher designation Publisher name updated following the transformation of IAIN Walisongo into UIN Walisongo (Presidential Regulation No. 130/2014).
2016 Full digital publication Issuance of e-ISSN 2541-4666 and adoption of Open Journal Systems version 2.4.8.
2016 Publication capacity Set at seven articles per issue, two issues per year.
2017 Indexing Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
2017 Article identification Became a CrossRef member; unique DOI assigned to every article (prefix 10.21580/economica).
2018 SINTA portal Registered with an initial Rank 4 cluster based on indexing achievements, prior to formal ARJUNA accreditation.
2018 Layout redesign Revision of full-text layout: typeface changes and repositioning of figures and tables.
2018 National accreditation Awarded Rank 2 (SINTA 2), Decree No. 34/E/KPT/2018 of 10 December 2018, Period III of 2018 — one of seven UIN Walisongo journals at Rank 2.
2019 Language transition All articles published in English.
2019 Institutional support Journal Quality Improvement Grant, Ministry of Religious Affairs, for substantive and technical strengthening.
2020 Institutional support Internationally Reputable Journal Quality Improvement Grant, Ministry of Religious Affairs, for international standards and Scopus preparation.
2021 Partnership Strategic partnership with the Center of Strategic Studies, National Zakat Board (PUSKAS BAZNAS).
2021 Re-accreditation Rank 2 maintained, Decree of the Director General of Higher Education No. 164/E/KPT/2021.
2021 Internationalisation Authorship coverage expanded to seven countries in a single issue (Vol. 12 No. 2).
2022 Template and layout New article template introduced from Vol. 13, with corresponding full-text layout adjustments.
2024 Platform migration Migration from OJS 2.4.8 to OJS 3.3.
2025 Publication capacity Increased to ten articles per issue from Vol. 16.
2025 Publication schedule Frequency revised to May and November.
2025 New policy Adoption of a formal Artificial Intelligence Policy — among the earlier Indonesian journals in its field to do so.
2026 Highest accreditation
SINTA 1 		Elevated to SINTA 1 by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Decree No. 355/DST/D.D1/HM.01.01/2026 of 24 July 2026, valid Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025) – Vol. 20 No. 2 (2029).
2026 Global reach Authorship coverage across 25 countries; 217 citations recorded in Scopus.