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International Journal of Legal Medicine

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0937-9827eISSN1437-1596

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

140

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 128d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.855

H-Indexi

118

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.454

Total Worksi

12,599

Total Citationsi

140,584

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

It is the aim of the International Journal of Legal Medicine to improve the scientific armamentarium necessary for the elucidation of crime and for related forensic applications at a high level of evidential proof. The International Journal of Legal Medicine is a regular source of essential information in the areas of: Forensic pathology, including sudden death, thanatology, and demonstration of vital reactions Clinical forensic pathology, including such topics as non-accidental injury and rape Forensic haemogenetics, with special emphasis on the recent advances in DNA technology and PCR Forensic toxicology, as it relates for example to alcohol and drug addiction, and recent technology Traffic medicine, with special reference to reconstruction, causal connections, and medical complications

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications12,599

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0937-9827 / 1437-1596

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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

246

4.4k

2019

241

4.8k

2020

275

3.5k

2021

191

2.1k

2022

207

1.7k

2023

248

1.2k

2024

291

508

2025

205

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchMedical and Health Sciences ResearchForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Legal Medicine

Is International Journal of Legal Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Legal Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Legal Medicine?

International Journal of Legal Medicine 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 2.08.

Is International Journal of Legal Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Legal Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.