Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
Springer · United States · Est. 1981
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Aims & Scope
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology explores all aspects of modern day forensics, applying equally to children or adults, either living or the deceased. The range of topics covered includes forensic science, medicine, nursing, and pathology, as well as toxicology, human identification, mass disasters/mass war graves, profiling, imaging, policing, wound assessment, sexual assault, anthropology, archeology, forensic search, entomology, botany, biology, veterinary pathology, and DNA. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology presents a balance of forensic research and reviews from around the world to reflect modern advances through peer-reviewed papers, short communications, meeting proceedings and case reports.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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Frequently asked questions about Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
Is Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology?
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 1.09.
Is Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology?
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology explores all aspects of modern day forensics, applying equally to children or adults, either living or the deceased. The range of topics covered includes forensic science, medicine, nursing, and pathology, as well as toxicology, human identification, mass disasters/mass war graves, profiling, imaging, policing, wound assessment, sexual assault, anthropology, archeology, forensic search, entomology, botany, biology, veterinary pathology, and DNA. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology presents a balance of forensic research and reviews from around the
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