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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2011

ISSN2090-5939

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.432

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.807

Total Worksi

757

Total Citationsi

7,650

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Legal; Health (social science); Law; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyFour Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications757

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2090-5939

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

774

2019

336

2020

462

2021

455

2022

326

2023

220

2024

137

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.

Health (social science)Q2

LawQ2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

LawPathology and Forensic MedicineHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesForensic and Genetic ResearchAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesDental Radiography and ImagingRestraint-Related DeathsForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuriesdental development and anomalies

Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Is Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences?

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 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 1.40.

Is Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences?