Sukuk Development in Indonesia: VosViewer Application

Abstract

The concept of sharia-based finance is currently growing rapidly. One form of Islamic financial instrument that has been widely issued by both corporations and countries is sukuk. Sukuk is one of the most innovative product forms in the development of the contemporary Islamic financial system. It can be concluded that sukuk is an alternative source of funding, especially for governments and corporate companies. The growth of sukuk has increased sharply compared to other Islamic financial instruments, the growth reached 84% per year if analyzed from 2001 to 2007. Thus, sukuk has developed into one of the most important mechanisms in improving finance in the international capital market through an Islamic acceptable structure. This study aims to determine the development of Sukuk in Indonesia research trends published by leading journals on Islamic financial economics. The data analyzed consisted of 47 indexed research publications. The data was then processed and analyzed using the VoSviewer application to find out the bibliometric map of Sukuk in Indonesia research development.