Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Aims & Scope

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 Academy invites submission of review articles, research papers, commentaries, book reviews and correspondence relevant to Objects of the Academy.

The Editorial policy is to attempt to represent the law, medicine and science and to promote active discussions of the relevant issues of the time as they affect the professional practice of the forensic sciences.

The Journal is not restricted to contributions only from Australian authors but it will attempt to represent issues of particular relevance to Australia and its region.

The meetings of the Academy normally include a plenary presentation and the Journal will seek to publish these presentations where appropriate.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.450

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Tutorial on logistic-regression calibration and fusion:converting a score to a likelihood ratio

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Geoffrey Stewart

• Forensic science on trial - What is the law of the land?

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Pierre

• Wildlife across our borders: a review of the illegal trade in Australia

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Erika, Arthur

• Copy-move and splicing image forgery detection and localization techniques: a review

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Khurshid, Zulfiqar, Muhammad

• What role should investigative facts play in the evaluation of scientific evidence?

  Citation: 72

  Authors: William C.

• The chequered past and risky future of digital forensics

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Eoghan

• Long term stability of cannabis resin and cannabis extracts

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Christian

• Human expert performance in forensic decision making: Seven different sources of bias

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Itiel E.

• Investigating Social Networking applications on smartphones detecting Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ artefacts on Android and iOS platforms

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Farhood, Ali, Brett, Kim-Kwang Raymond

• Estimation of post-mortem interval using biochemical markers

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Andrea Evelyn, Iain L

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