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Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0045-0618eISSN1834-562X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.45

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.829

Total Works

2,037

Total Citations

12,162

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences aims to bring together learned individuals from the broad areas of the law, medicine, and science who are interested in the forensic application of their disciplines. The journal also publishes research on topics such as the quantification of bias and inaccuracy in age estimation methods for the contemporary Australian population.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 72 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,037

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0045-0618 / 1834-562X

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications