The Journal of Digital Economic Studies (JDES) aims to publish high-quality empirical and theoretical research that critically examines the transformation of economic systems, institutions, and market practices within digitally mediated economic environments. The journal particularly focuses on the development of the Digital Sharia Economy, emphasizing how digital technologies, platform-based markets, and financial innovation reshape Islamic economic practices, governance, entrepreneurship, and socio-economic inclusion in contemporary global society. JDES serves as an interdisciplinary academic forum for advancing critical scholarship on digital economic transformation from economic, social, institutional, managerial, and ethical perspectives.

JDES welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, and critical reviews that engage with the following major themes:

1. Digital Sharia Finance and Islamic Financial Technology
   Research on Islamic fintech, digital Islamic banking, blockchain-based Sharia finance, digital payment systems, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, financial inclusion, and technological innovation within Islamic financial institutions.

2. Halal Digital Economy and Platform-Based Markets
   Studies examining halal e-commerce, digital marketplaces, platform economy, halal supply chains, digital consumer behavior, and the transformation of halal industries within digitally connected economic ecosystems.

3. Digital Governance of Zakat, Waqf, and Islamic Philanthropy
   Analyses of fintech-based zakat and waqf management, digital philanthropy, governance transparency, accountability systems, crowdfunding for social welfare, and the digital transformation of Islamic social finance institutions.

4. Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Muslim Societies
   Research on digital entrepreneurship, startup ecosystems, MSME digitalization, Muslim digital entrepreneurs, innovation management, creative economy, and technology-driven business transformation in Muslim communities and emerging markets.

5. Ethical, Inclusive, and Sustainable Digital Economy
   Studies exploring ethical governance, socio-economic justice, sustainable digital economy, inclusive economic development, digital labor, gig economy, and Sharia-based approaches to responsible and socially sustainable economic transformation.

JDES prioritizes manuscripts that demonstrate strong theoretical engagement, methodological rigor, empirical originality, and international scholarly relevance. The journal welcomes quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, and interdisciplinary approaches that contribute to contemporary debates on digital economy, Islamic economics, digital governance, sustainability, and digitally mediated socio-economic transformation.