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Academic Forensic Pathology

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN1925-3621

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / 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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.246

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.273

Total Worksi

819

Total Citationsi

4,291

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications819

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1925-3621

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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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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?

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

116

2019

109

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesRestraint-Related DeathsForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Leadership and PracticesTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesForensic and Genetic ResearchHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Academic Forensic Pathology

Is Academic Forensic Pathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Academic Forensic Pathology: 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 Academic Forensic Pathology?

Academic Forensic Pathology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.246.

Is Academic Forensic Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Academic Forensic Pathology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Academic Forensic Pathology?