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Forensic Sciences Research

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN2471-1411

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.588

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.962

Total Worksi

496

Total Citationsi

6,296

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Legal; Anthropology; Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyFour Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications496

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2471-1411

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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, PMC, 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

1.5k

2019

895

2020

600

2021

355

2022

384

2023

193

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Analytical ChemistryQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyAnalytical ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Physical and Theoretical ChemistryPsychiatry and Mental HealthPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsPaleopathology and ancient diseasesDental Radiography and ImagingGenetic diversity and population structure

Frequently asked questions about Forensic Sciences Research

Is Forensic Sciences Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Sciences Research: 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 Forensic Sciences Research?

Forensic Sciences Research 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 1.25.

Is Forensic Sciences Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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