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Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Springer · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1556-2891

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.47

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.129

Total Works

2,388

Total Citations

25,754

2yr Mean Citedness

1.09

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 194 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,388

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-2891

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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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 MedicineQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, LegalPathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesRestraint-Related DeathsForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesForensic and Genetic ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepChild Abuse and Related TraumaForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisInjury Epidemiology and Prevention