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Science and Justice

Forensic Science Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1876-4452

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

0.732

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.289

Total Works

2,598

Total Citations

32,127

2yr Mean Citedness

1.22

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Aims & Scope

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,598

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Forensic Science Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-4452

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, LegalPathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesDigital and Cyber ForensicsForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationLegal case studies and regulationsForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications