Forensic Journals

Medicine, Science and the Law is the official journal of the British Academy for Forensic Sciences (BAFS). It is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of forensic science and medicine. Through a variety of authoritative research articles submitted from across the globe, it covers a range of topical medico-legal issues. The journal keeps readers informed of developments and trends by reporting, discussing and debating current issues of importance in forensic practice. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Science and Justice provides a forum to promote communication and publication of original articles, reviews and correspondence on subjects that spark debates within the Forensic Science Community and the criminal justice sector.

The journal provides a medium whereby all aspects of applying science to legal proceedings can be debated and progressed.

The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine publishes topical articles on all aspects of legal medicine. The medical principles of care and forensic assessment of living individuals, whether adult or child, in contact with the judicial system are examined and the Journal has a broad international perspective.

The Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The mission of the JFS is to advance forensic science research, education and practice by publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts of the highest quality. These publications will strengthen the scientific foundation of forensic science in legal and regulatory communities around the world.

Forensic Science International publishes original contributions in the many different scientific disciplines pertaining to the forensic sciences. Fields include forensic pathology and histochemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and toxicology (including drugs, alcohol, etc.), biology (including the identification of hairs and fibres), serology, odontology, psychiatry, anthropology, the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, as well as investigations of value to public health in its broadest sense, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law.

Drawing on the expertise of leading forensic pathologists, lawyers, and criminologists, The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology presents up-to-date coverage of forensic medical practices worldwide. Each issue of the journal features original articles on new examination and documentation procedures.

The Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine, the official publication of the Romanian Legal Medicine Society, is devoted to the publication of the original investigations, observations, scholarly inquiries and reviews in the various branches of the forensic sciences. 

The Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences  is the official publication of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences and helps the Academy meet its Objects.

The International Journal of Legal Medicine aims to improve the scientific resources used in the elucidation of crime and related forensic applications at a high level of evidential proof. The journal offers review articles tracing development in specific areas, with up-to-date analysis; original articles discussing significant recent research results; case reports describing interesting and exceptional examples; population data; letters to the editors; and technical notes, which appear in a section originally created for rapid publication of data in the dynamic field of DNA analysis.

Malaysian Journal of Forensic Sciences, a peer-reviewed annual journal initiated by Department of Chemistry Malaysia, Royal Malaysian Police and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Forensic Science Society of Malaysia in conjunction with the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of the Society in 2010. It is a platform for the dissemination of information and research findings from various branches of Forensic Sciences. These include criminalistics, narcotics, toxicology, DNA analysis, serology, anthropology, forensic psychology and other forensic-related fields. 

The Italian Review of Legal Medicine and Law in Healthcare Area is the official publication of the Italian Society of Legal and Insurance Medicine (SIMLA).

It is also published in cooperation with two prestigious Italian institutes of juridical research, respectively involved in penal and in civil field: the Centro Studi “Federico Stella” sulla Giustizia penale e la Politica criminale (CSGP), operating at the Università Cattolica of Milan, and the Laboratorio Interdisciplinare Diritti e Regole, operating at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa.