Journal of Forensic Document Examination

Aims & Scope

Articles published in the JFDE related to the areas of knowledge in forensic document examination including examination of handwriting, the neuroscience of handwriting, pattern recognition applied to handwriting examination, machine learning techniques, altered documents, indented writing (latent impressions), document materials (ink, toner, paper), office equipment, scientific equipment related to examination of documents, experimental and applied research in these areas, conclusion language and reporting, the legal system and testimony.

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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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.

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