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JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE

ELSEVIER SCI LTD · GB · Est. 1983

ISSN1752-928XeISSN1532-2009

✓ WOS SCIE

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.005

Total Worksi

1,331

Total Citationsi

10,390

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine is an international journal that publishes topical articles on aspects of forensic and legal medicine. It supports research exploring the medical principles of care and forensic assessment of individuals, both adult and child, who are in contact with the judicial system.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 145 articles / year

Status⚠️ Inactive

Total Publications1,331

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1752-928X / 1532-2009

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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

Citations received

145

2.2k

2019

151

1.6k

2020

142

1.2k

2021

114

577

2022

120

588

2023

111

343

2024

205

216

2025

115

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesRestraint-Related DeathsForensic and Genetic ResearchTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesInjury Epidemiology and PreventionHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE

Is JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE?

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE 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.

Is JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE is indexed in Web of Science.