Home›Search›Forensic Sciences

Forensic Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2020

ISSN2673-6756eISSN2673-6756

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.511

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.127

Total Worksi

288

Total Citationsi

1,166

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Legal; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications288

OA Since2020

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2673-6756 / 2673-6756

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2020

239

2021

589

2022

179

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.

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesForensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesPaleopathology and ancient diseasesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisRestraint-Related DeathsForensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries

Frequently asked questions about Forensic Sciences

Is Forensic Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Forensic Sciences?

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 1.37.

Is Forensic Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Forensic Sciences?