The Journal of Forensic Sciences is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. We publish a variety of topics, including anthropology, criminalistics, digital and multimedia sciences, engineering and applied sciences, forensic nursing science, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology/biology, psychiatry and behavioral science, questioned documents, and toxicology. Similar submissions dealing with forensic aspects of other sciences and the social sciences are also accepted, as are submissions dealing with scientifically sound emerging science disciplines.

Journal Metrics

  • 3.8CiteScore
  • 1.8Journal Impact Factor
  • 39%Acceptance rate
  • 35 days Submission to first decision
view all metrics

Articles

TECHNICAL NOTE

The effect of cone beam computed tomography voxel size on age estimation: A three‐dimensional surface area analysis study

Meghna Gohain MDS, Muhammad Khan Asif PhD, Phrabhakaran Nambiar MScDent, Amir Hazwan Abdul Rahim PhD, Nora Sakina Mohd Noor MClinDent, Norliza Ibrahim PhD, 
  •  20 July 2025
ORIGINAL PAPER

Selection of microhaplotype loci and development of panel for forensic application

Jing Zhou MSc, Shuai Zhang MSc, Yan Wang MSc, Zhixi Lu BSc, Zhangsen Shi MSc, Huayan Zheng BSc, Weizhong Gu MSc, Enping Xu PhD, 
  •  18 July 2025
ORIGINAL PAPER

Source discrimination of colchicine based on carbon stable isotope analysis

Hanyang Zheng MSc, Jun Zhu PhD, Zhuotong Cai MSc, Zhaowei Jie PhD, Wei Wang PhD, Hanyu Zhang MSc, Can Hu PhD, Hongling Guo PhD, Hongcheng Mei PhD, 
  •  17 July 2025
CASE REPORT

Metastatic seminoma: Initial diagnosis at autopsy due to fatal pulmonary thromboembolism

Nadia Lee MBBS, George Paul MBBS, DMJ, 
  •  17 July 2025
ORIGINAL PAPER

Forensic analysis of cigarette tipping papers using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometrics

Nisha Rani MSc, Chongtham Nimi MSc, Rajinder Singh PhD, 
  •  17 July 2025
More articles

The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.

Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Skull Versus Postcranial Elements

M. Katherine Spradley Ph.D., Richard L. Jantz Ph.D., 
  •  289-296
  •  6 January 2011
Open access

The PEth Blood Test in the Security Environment: What it is; Why it is Important; and Interpretative Guidelines

William Ulwelling M.D., M.P.H., Kim Smith Ph.D., ABPP, 
  •  1634-1640
  •  13 July 2018
Open access

Bombing Alone: Tracing the Motivations and Antecedent Behaviors of Lone-Actor Terrorists†,‡,§

Paul Gill Ph.D., John Horgan Ph.D., Paige Deckert M.S., A.B.D., 
  •  425-435
  •  6 December 2013

Genetics and Genomics of Core Short Tandem Repeat Loci Used in Human Identity Testing

John M. Butler Ph.D., 
  •  253-265
  •  8 March 2006

A Study of PCR Inhibition Mechanisms Using Real Time PCR* , †

Kerry L. Opel Ph.D., Denise Chung Ph.D., Bruce R. McCord Ph.D., 
  •  25-33
  •  4 January 2010
More articles

Latest news

More news >

Recent issues