Journal History

1. Launch and Early Years (2016)

Al-Falah was officially launched in 2016, marking its inaugural year with Volume 1 No. 1 and Volume 1 No. 2. Both issues are listed in the journal’s archive page, confirming the journal’s commencement in that year e-Jurnal IAIN Curup.

2. Biannual Publication Pattern

Since its inception, Al-Falah has adhered to a consistent biannual publication schedule, with two issues published each year. The archive listing confirms this pattern across the years:

  • 2016: Vol 1 No 1, Vol 1 No 2

  • 2017: Vol 2 No 1, Vol 2 No 2

  • 2018: Vol 3 No 1, Vol 3 No 2

  • 2019: Vol 4 No 1, Vol 4 No 2

  • 2020: Vol 5 No 1, Vol 5 No 2

  • 2021: Vol 6 No 1, Vol 6 No 2

  • 2022: Vol 7 No 1, Vol 7 No 2

  • 2023: Vol 8 No 1, Vol 8 No 2

  • 2024: Vol 9 No 1, Vol 9 No 2

  • 2025: Vol 10 No 1 

3. Editorial Leadership

  • The first Editor-in-Chief of Al-Falah was Dr. Muhammad Sholihin, who steered the journal from its birth in 2016 through to the end of 2020 (covering Volumes 1–5).

  • In 2021, the editorial leadership transitioned to Dr. Hendrianto, whose tenure began with Volume 6 No 1 and continues onwards through the latest available issue (Volume 10 No 1 in 2025).

4. Publication Cadence and Issues Summary

Here’s a consolidated timeline reflecting the journal’s publication output and leadership chronology:

Year Volume Issues Editor-in-Chief
2016 1 No 1, No 2 Dr. Muhammad Sholihin
2017–2020 2–5 2 issues each year Dr. Muhammad Sholihin
2021–2024 6–9 2 issues each year Dr. Hendrianto
2025 10 Vol 10 No 1 (so far) Dr. Hendrianto

5. Additional Context & Focus

  • According to the About section of the journal’s website, Al-Falah is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by IAIN Curup, with international standards such as ISSN numbers, DOI assignment through Crossref, and indexing in DOAJ e-Jurnal IAIN Curup.

  • It publishes twice a year—May and November—and covers both conceptual and empirical research in Islamic Economics (including areas like Islamic finance, banking, development economics, philanthropy, and theory) e-Jurnal IAIN Curup+1.

  • The DOAJ entry also confirms that the journal began in 2016 and uses a CC BY-NC-SA license with no article processing charges (APCs) DOAJ.

Final Thoughts

Al-Falah: Journal of Islamic Economics has demonstrated steady progression since its launch in 2016. It has maintained a reliable biannual publication schedule, upheld an open-access model, and smoothly transitioned editorial leadership from Dr. Muhammad Sholihin to Dr. Hendrianto in 2021. The journal's growth—reaching Volume 10 in 2025—is a testament to its sustained academic contribution.