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International Journal of Legal Medicine

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0937-9827eISSN1437-1596

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.931

H-Index

118

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.454

Total Works

12,599

Total Citations

140,584

2yr Mean Citedness

2.08

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Retractions

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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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 249 articles / 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

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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

Times cited

2019

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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 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