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Journal of Forensic Sciences

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0022-1198eISSN1556-4029

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

103

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 89d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.541

H-Indexi

152

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.098

Total Worksi

13,079

Total Citationsi

276,778

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Legal; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 263 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,079

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-1198 / 1556-4029

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

295

3.4k

2019

293

3.3k

2020

318

2.6k

2021

228

1.6k

2022

268

1.5k

2023

244

752

2024

278

316

2025

148

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forensic Sciences

Is Journal of Forensic Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Forensic Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Forensic Sciences?

Journal of Forensic Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.37.

Is Journal of Forensic Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Forensic Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Forensic Sciences?