Focus and Scope
Focus and Scope
Journal of Economic Education and Entrepreneurship Studies (JE3S) publishes high-quality scholarly work in the form of original research articles, review articles, and short communications. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for theoretical, empirical, methodological, and applied research that advances knowledge, policy, and practice across economics education, entrepreneurship, management, economics and economic development, Islamic economics and finance, accounting and taxation, tourism economics, hospitality, and related fields of socio-economic development.
01. Economics Education
- Curriculum development and learning outcomes in economics education
- Pedagogy and instructional innovation in economics learning
- Assessment, evaluation, and measurement of economics learning
- Development of learning materials and instructional resources for economics
- Development, implementation, and validation of teaching models for economics learning
- Learning media for economics education including digital, interactive, mobile, and blended formats
- Educational technology for economics learning including LMS-based learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, and learning analytics
- Economics learning strategies including active learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning, and flipped learning
- Financial literacy, economic literacy, digital financial literacy, and consumer education within learning contexts
- Economic reasoning, decision-making, and critical thinking in economics education
- Teacher professional development, teacher competence, and classroom practice in economics education
- Entrepreneurship learning and business education within school and higher education contexts
02. Entrepreneurship and Management
- Entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial orientation, and entrepreneurial behavior
- MSME development, business resilience, performance, productivity, and competitiveness
- Social entrepreneurship, sustainable entrepreneurship, and inclusive entrepreneurship
- Innovation management, technology management, and digital entrepreneurship
- Marketing management, digital marketing, branding, and consumer behavior
- Human resource management, talent management, leadership, and organizational behavior
- Strategic management, corporate governance, business ethics, and organizational sustainability
- Operations management, quality management, logistics, and supply chain management
- Family business, business succession, and entrepreneurial ecosystems
- Business model innovation, platform businesses, and technology-enabled business transformation
- Knowledge management, organizational learning, and dynamic capabilities
03. Economics and Economic Development
- Microeconomics and applied microeconomic analysis
- Macroeconomics, economic growth, business cycles, and macroeconomic stability
- Development economics, inclusive growth, structural transformation, and sustainable development
- Monetary economics, central banking, inflation, interest rates, and monetary policy transmission
- International economics including international trade, foreign direct investment, global value chains, exchange rates, and international finance
- Financial economics including financial markets, financial development, household finance, and corporate financial behavior
- Regional, spatial, and urban economics including regional development, agglomeration, migration, and interregional inequality
- Poverty, inequality, social protection, food security, and welfare policy evaluation
- Labor economics including employment, wages, human capital, productivity, informality, and demographic dynamics
- Public economics including taxation, public expenditure, fiscal policy, fiscal sustainability, decentralization, and public service delivery
- Political economy and institutional economics including governance, institutional quality, corruption, and economic development
- Behavioral and experimental economics including economic decision-making, bounded rationality, preferences, incentives, and behavioral interventions
- Industrial economics including market structure, competition, firm behavior, productivity, and industrial policy
- Agricultural and rural economics including agribusiness, rural development, agricultural productivity, and food systems
- Health economics including healthcare financing, health expenditure, economic evaluation, and health inequalities
- Environmental, energy, natural resource, and climate economics including green growth, energy transition, carbon policy, and sustainable resource management
- Digital economy, platform economy, financial technology, artificial intelligence, innovation diffusion, automation, and technology-driven economic transformation
- Creative economy and knowledge-based economic development
- Informal economy and MSME economic development
- Economic resilience, crisis management, disaster economics, and post-crisis recovery
- Applied econometrics, economic modeling, forecasting, policy simulation, and causal impact evaluation
- Evidence-based economic policy and program evaluation using experimental and quasi-experimental approaches
04. Islamic Economics and Finance
- Foundations, theories, principles, and contemporary development of Islamic economics
- Maqasid al-Shariah and its application to economic development, welfare, sustainability, and public policy
- Islamic banking including performance, stability, governance, efficiency, risk, and financial intermediation
- Islamic finance including sukuk, Islamic capital markets, takaful, Islamic investment, and Sharia-compliant financial instruments
- Islamic monetary economics, Islamic financial systems, and monetary policy
- Islamic social finance including zakat, waqf, infaq, sadaqah, qard hasan, and integrated social finance models
- Zakat management, distribution effectiveness, poverty alleviation, and socio-economic empowerment
- Productive waqf, cash waqf, waqf governance, and sustainable waqf development
- Islamic microfinance, financial inclusion, and empowerment of MSMEs and vulnerable communities
- Islamic fintech, digital Islamic finance, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer finance, blockchain, and financial technology innovation
- Halal economy including halal industry, halal supply chains, halal tourism, halal food, modest fashion, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics
- Halal certification, consumer trust, halal awareness, and halal purchasing behavior
- Sharia-compliant entrepreneurship, Islamic business ethics, and Muslim entrepreneurial behavior
- Islamic consumer behavior, religiosity, ethical consumption, and consumption from Islamic economic perspectives
- Islamic corporate governance, Sharia governance, Sharia audit, and regulatory compliance
- Islamic accounting and accountability
- Islamic fiscal policy, taxation, public finance, and Sharia-based economic policy
- Islamic development economics, distributive justice, economic inequality, and inclusive development
- Sustainability, ESG, green finance, and sustainable development from Islamic economic perspectives
- Islamic behavioral economics and economic decision-making
- Islamic financial literacy and Islamic financial inclusion
- Comparative studies between Islamic and conventional economic and financial systems
- Regulation, institutional development, and public policy related to Islamic economics, finance, and the halal ecosystem
05. Accounting and Taxation
- Financial accounting and financial reporting quality including accounting standards, disclosure, earnings quality, and transparency
- Management accounting including cost management, budgeting, performance measurement, management control, and strategic accounting
- Auditing and assurance including audit quality, auditor judgment, audit risk, fraud detection, and internal control effectiveness
- Forensic accounting, fraud examination, and financial misconduct
- Public sector accounting including accountability, transparency, public financial management, and government financial governance
- Tax policy, tax compliance, tax morale, taxpayer behavior, enforcement effectiveness, and voluntary compliance
- Tax administration and digitalization including e-filing, e-invoicing, digital tax systems, artificial intelligence, and analytics for tax compliance
- Corporate taxation, international taxation, transfer pricing, base erosion, profit shifting, and cross-border tax governance
- Taxation of the digital economy, platform economy, and emerging business models
- Accounting information systems including digital accounting, ERP systems, accounting analytics, blockchain, and data governance
- Sustainability accounting, ESG reporting, integrated reporting, climate disclosure, and sustainability assurance
- Corporate governance, accounting conservatism, disclosure quality, and financial accountability
- Behavioral accounting and behavioral taxation
- Accounting education, professional competence, technology adoption, and digital transformation in the accounting profession
- MSME accounting, financial reporting, bookkeeping, and financial management practices
06. Tourism Economics, Hospitality, and Business Events
- Tourism economics including tourism demand, tourism expenditure, competitiveness, productivity, and economic impact
- Tourism development and its contribution to local, regional, and national economic growth
- Destination development, destination governance, destination competitiveness, and community-based tourism
- Hospitality management including service operations, service quality, organizational performance, and customer experience
- Tourist behavior including motivation, decision-making, experience design, satisfaction, engagement, and loyalty
- Tourism and hospitality marketing including destination branding, digital marketing, social media, and electronic word of mouth
- Sustainable, responsible, regenerative, and community-based tourism
- Ecotourism, cultural tourism, rural tourism, heritage tourism, and creative tourism
- Halal tourism and Muslim-friendly tourism
- Business events and MICE management including planning, implementation, destination impact, and event evaluation
- Digital transformation in tourism and hospitality including e-tourism platforms, artificial intelligence, smart tourism, and data-driven services
- Tourism entrepreneurship, tourism MSMEs, innovation, and local economic development
- Tourism resilience, crisis management, disaster recovery, and post-crisis destination development
- Tourism labor markets, workforce development, and human resource management in tourism and hospitality
Interdisciplinary and Applied Research
JE3S particularly welcomes interdisciplinary research that connects economics, education, entrepreneurship, management, finance, accounting, taxation, tourism, technology, sustainability, institutional development, and public policy.
Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear theoretical, empirical, methodological, policy, or practical contribution and should maintain a substantive connection with one or more areas within the journal's stated focus and scope.