Archiwum Medycyny Sadowej i Kryminologii

Aims & Scope

The Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Polish Society of Forensic Medicine and Criminology (PTMSiK) for the publication in both the Polish and English languages of original articles, case reports, review articles, historical papers on forensic medicine, forensic science and related fields, medical ethics and deontology, activity reports and announcements of the PTMSiK, reports on national and international conferences, book reviews and letters to the Editor.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

Explore journals without APCs for alternative publishing options.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Next generation sequencing (NGS): a golden tool in forensic toolkit

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Sanaa M., Dalia M.

• Usefulness of post mortem computed tomography versus conventional forensic autopsy of road accident victims (drivers and passengers)

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Artur, Krzysztof, Piotr, Karol, Oleksiy

• Analysis of the nature of injuries in victims of fall from height

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Magdalena E., Katarzyna, Michał, Nadja, Szymon, Tomasz

• New challenges in toxicology of new psychoactive substances exemplified by fatal cases after UR-144 and UR-144 with pentedrone administration determined by LC-ESI-MS-MS in blood samples

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Sebastian D., Małgorzata, Joanna, Małgorzata

• Insects feeding on cadavers as an alternative source of human genetic material

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Rafał, Marcin, Kornelia, Jadwiga

• Diagnosis of drowning using post-mortem computed tomography – state of the art

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Catherine, Frédéric, Daniel, Norbert, Fabrice

• SNPs and STRs in forensic medicine. A strategy for kinship evaluation

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Lurdes, José Carneiro de, Rui

• Vitreous humour as an alternative material for the determination of alcohol concentration in human corpses

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Michał, Ewelina, Maciej, Petra, Karolina, Magdalena, Anna

• Evaluation of usefulness of post-mortem computed tomography in the diagnosis of abdominal parenchymal organ injuries compared to medicolegal autopsy findings

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Ewa, Artur, Krzysztof, Paweł

• Homicides with corpse dismemberment in the material collected by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Krakow, Poland

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tomasz, Filip, Marcin, Paweł