Evaluation of zakat literature: A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review

Risna Putri Apriliyah (Department of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Bayu Arifianto (Department of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia)

Review of Islamic Social Finance and Entrepreneurship
Volume 1 Issue 1, 2022

Purpose – this study aims to determine previous research trends on zakat, assess the relationship of research collaboration, and identify future research directions.Methodology – It uses 87 articles published between 2009-2020 about zakat indexed in Scopus in Q1, Q2, and Q3. Using a qualitative and quantitative approach, the Bibliometric method and Systematic Literature Review (SLR). This study uses Vos Viewers software and Publish or Perish.Findings – It is known that three sub-themes dominate the research related to zakat: Implementation of zakat in alleviating poverty, zakat compliance, and distribution of zakat funds.Implications – This study implied that regulators can re-evaluate their regulations regarding zakat collection, management, and distribution. This is because they expect researchers, practitioners, and regulators to establish and implement policies for the future.Originality – It identifies three sub-themes that dominate research related to zakat, they are Implementation of zakat in alleviating poverty, compliance with zakat, and distribution of zakat funds.