Institutional Support

A note for universities, research departments, foundations, and other organisations connected to Islamic economics and finance research — whether through an employee's waiver application, a partnership with Islamic Finance Review, or simply an interest in the field.

This page exists so the option is available if your institution wishes to support this work. It is entirely voluntary — there is no obligation, and choosing not to give has no bearing on any waiver application, partnership, or relationship with Islamic Finance Review.

Waqf Principal Fund

Contributions here join the endowed principal of the fund. In line with classical waqf principles, this amount is preserved and invested — only its investment returns are ever used to subsidise publishing costs. Your institution's contribution becomes part of a lasting endowment supporting Islamic economics research indefinitely, not a one-time expense.

Contribute to the Principal Fund

Sadaqah Pool

Contributions here are used directly and immediately to fund publication fee waivers for researchers currently awaiting a decision. Unlike the Principal Fund, 100% of this contribution is disbursed to support applicants right now, rather than held as endowed capital.

Contribute to the Sadaqah Pool

Why this fund exists

Many researchers in Islamic economics and finance — particularly those affiliated with smaller or independent journals not covered by large commercial publishers' own waiver schemes — face publication fees they or their institutions cannot always cover. This fund exists to close that specific gap: subsidising publishing costs so that good research isn't left unpublished for financial reasons alone.

As this platform grows to support additional journals across the Islamic economics and finance field, institutional contributions directly extend how many researchers, from how many institutions and countries, this fund is able to help.

If your institution already has its own publication fee support

If your institution already offers its own APC or publication fee assistance for researchers, that's genuinely good to know — it helps this fund direct its resources toward researchers whose institutions do not yet offer that support. There's no need to contribute here if your institution already covers this for its own staff; the fund exists to fill gaps, not duplicate support that already exists elsewhere.