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Table 1

Overview of the SLR method

Item	Description
Research questions	RQ1. What is the role of crowdfunding from an Islamic perspective?
	RQ2. Is crowdfunding helps the economic development of the GCC?
	RQ3. Is crowdfunding an alternative source of finance for new business startups in the GCC?
Created a set of search parameters	Databases used: Google Scholar and Emerald
	Time range: 1981–2021
	Search location: GCC countries
	Topic choice: crowdfunding, startup, innovation and entrepreneurship
Search criteria	The initial search in Google Scholar was followed by Emerald Publishing Ltd
	Search words: for instance, “crowdfunding GCC” “crowdfunding Bahrain,” “crowdfunding Kuwait,” “crowdfunding Oman,” “crowdfunding Qatar,” “crowdfunding Saudi Arabia,” and “crowdfunding the United Arab Emirates”
	Search loop: “Islamic perspective” or “economic development of the GCC”, “economic growth of the GCC”, or “economic development of Bahrain”, or “economic development of Kuwait”, or “economic development of the Oman”, or “economic development of the Qatar”, or “economic development of Saudi Arabia”, or “economic development of the United Arab Emirates”, or “source of finance”, or “capital”, or “seed capital”, or “startup”, or “venture”, or “entrepreneurship”
Journal paper selection	Criteria for inclusion: journal language is English, type of paper: research theoretical, chapter in book, conference paper, and literature review The paper title or (includes anywhere in the paper): crowdfunding in GCC countries
	Criteria for exclusion: journal paper published before 1981, paper not related to the study objectives, non-GCC related papers
	Choosing documents phases: examining the title of the paper, keywords used in the paper and examining the abstract
Conducting and reporting the review	Searching for appropriate paper, inclusion or exclusion based on title and abstract, inclusion or exclusion based on the full paper introduction and the conclusion, final selection of major related studies, and reporting the review

Item	Description
Research questions	RQ1. What is the role of crowdfunding from an Islamic perspective?
	RQ2. Is crowdfunding helps the economic development of the GCC?
	RQ3. Is crowdfunding an alternative source of finance for new business startups in the GCC?
Created a set of search parameters	Databases used: Google Scholar and Emerald
	Time range: 1981–2021
	Search location: GCC countries
	Topic choice: crowdfunding, startup, innovation and entrepreneurship
Search criteria	The initial search in Google Scholar was followed by Emerald Publishing Ltd
	Search words: for instance, “crowdfunding GCC” “crowdfunding Bahrain,” “crowdfunding Kuwait,” “crowdfunding Oman,” “crowdfunding Qatar,” “crowdfunding Saudi Arabia,” and “crowdfunding the United Arab Emirates”
	Search loop: “Islamic perspective” or “economic development of the GCC”, “economic growth of the GCC”, or “economic development of Bahrain”, or “economic development of Kuwait”, or “economic development of the Oman”, or “economic development of the Qatar”, or “economic development of Saudi Arabia”, or “economic development of the United Arab Emirates”, or “source of finance”, or “capital”, or “seed capital”, or “startup”, or “venture”, or “entrepreneurship”
Journal paper selection	Criteria for inclusion: journal language is English, type of paper: research theoretical, chapter in book, conference paper, and literature reviewThe paper title or (includes anywhere in the paper): crowdfunding in GCC countries
	Criteria for exclusion: journal paper published before 1981, paper not related to the study objectives, non-GCC related papers
	Choosing documents phases: examining the title of the paper, keywords used in the paper and examining the abstract
Conducting and reporting the review	Searching for appropriate paper, inclusion or exclusion based on title and abstract, inclusion or exclusion based on the full paper introduction and the conclusion, final selection of major related studies, and reporting the review