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Forensic Science International: Synergy

Elsevier · Netherlands · Est. 2004

eISSN2589-871X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.937

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.871

Total Worksi

731

Total Citationsi

4,503

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Legal; Law; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications731

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-871X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic and Genetic ResearchDigital and Cyber ForensicsForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesEthics in Clinical ResearchForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsDeception detection and forensic psychologyRace, Genetics, and Society

Frequently asked questions about Forensic Science International: Synergy

Is Forensic Science International: Synergy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Science International: Synergy: 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 Science International: Synergy?

Forensic Science International: Synergy 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 1.60.

Is Forensic Science International: Synergy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forensic Science International: Synergy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Forensic Science International: Synergy?