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Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

ACS Publisher · India

ISSN0974-4568

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.112

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.174

Total Works

410

Total Citations

109

2yr Mean Citedness

0.16

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on forensic medicine and toxicology, publishing research on topics such as identification methods, cause of death determination, and the medico-legal implications of various incidents. Articles cover diverse areas including quality management in medico-legal systems, DNA analysis, fingerprint patterns, stature estimation, road traffic accidents, suicides, homicides, sexual offenses, and poisoning.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications410

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

ACS Publisher

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0974-4568

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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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 MedicineQ4

ToxicologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ToxicologyPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesRestraint-Related DeathsInjury Epidemiology and PreventionTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries