In this study we compare internationalization of academic journals in six fields of science. Internationalization was investigated through journals' concentration on publishing papers from particular countries, relationship between the geographical distributions of editors and authors, and...

Experiments are becoming better integrated with other kinds of economic research because we are becoming aware the experimental lab has unique advantages. In particular, I would argue that information collected from experimental micro-systems differs from that obtained from empirical data. The...

One way of defining Islamic economics is to qualify the term modern economics with Islam, viz. Islamic economics is 'the study of economics in the light of Islamic principles', or 'bringing economics in consonance with the Shari'ah'. But this would imply that the definition of the science of...

The main objectives of this discussion paper are to demonstrate how Islamic economics as a science begins as well as to explain why the distinction between positive and normative economics is unimportant in Islamic economics

Hidden Variables are presently hypothetical factors based on the belief that the theory of quantum mechanics is incomplete. Their identification would lead to exact predictions, not just probabilities, for the outcomes of measurements. Albert Einstein is the most famous proponent of hidden...

Careful work with concepts is a cornerstone of good social science methodology. This book, Concepts and Method in Social Science, demonstrates the crucial role of concepts, drawing on both the classic contributions of Giovanni Sartori and the writing of a younger generation of scholars. Part 1...

There is a huge number of definitions of Islamic Economics available in the literature. The vast majority take existing definitions from the western literature and modify them to incorporate an Islamic angle. This leads to the widespread belief that Islamic Economics is a variant or a branch of...

Alfred Schütz has paid considerable attention to the position of scientist in the world and particularly to that of social scientist. His analyses make extensive use of phenomenological concepts and contain detailed descriptions of scientific cognitive style in its relation to the everyday...