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Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2015

ISSN2349-5014eISSN2455-0094

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

0.167

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.24

Total Worksi

411

Total Citationsi

915

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications411

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2349-5014 / 2455-0094

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

LOCKSS, 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

113

2019

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.

LawQ3

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesForensic and Genetic ResearchAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisRestraint-Related DeathsForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine

Is Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine?

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.167.

Is Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine?