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Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine

Romanian Legal Medicine Society · Romania · Est. 1996

ISSN1221-8618
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.107
H-Indexi
22
Total Worksi
927
Total Citationsi
3,247
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.53
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Aims & Scope

The Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine, the official publication of the Romanian Legal Medicine Society, is devoted to the publication of the original investigations, observations, scholarly inquiries and reviews in the various branches of the forensic sciences. These include forensic pathology and histochemistry, clinical forensic medicine, medical malpractice, traffic medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, thanatochemistry, clinical and forensic toxicology, alcohology, biology (including the identification of hairs and fibres), the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, physical anthropology, serology, forensic genetics and paternity (with special emphasis on recent advances in DNA technology and PCR), forensic psychiatry and behavioral sciences, forensic odontology, law and ethics, history of forensic sciences. RJLM also includes similar submissions dealing with forensic-oriented aspects of the social science and the area where science and medicine interact with the law.

General Information

Country / RegionRomania
Primary Language
1st Year Published1996
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications927
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer-review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Romanian Legal Medicine Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1221-8618
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer-review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
75
220
2019
74
384
2020
70
258
2021
57
151
2022
17
19
2023
17
5
2024
31
4
2025
27
20
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 MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesRestraint-Related DeathsForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesForensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Frequently asked questions about Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine

Is Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

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

Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.107.

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

Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine?

The Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine, the official publication of the Romanian Legal Medicine Society, is devoted to the publication of the original investigations, observations, scholarly inquiries and reviews in the various branches of the forensic sciences. These include forensic pathology and histochemistry, clinical forensic medicine, medical malpractice, traffic medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, thanatochemistry, clinical and forensic toxicology, alcohology, biology (including the identification of hairs and fibres), the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, physical

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref