International Journal of Legal Medicine

Aims & Scope

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.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5434

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1789

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.931

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	98

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

• Best practice in forensic entomology—standards and guidelines

  Citation: 604

  Authors: Jens, Carlo P., Emmanuel, Christian, Hélène N., Martin

• Criteria for age estimation in living individuals

  Citation: 511

  Authors: A., C., A., H.-J., B., F., W., T., S., F. W., K., G.

• Evaluation of Y-chromosomal STRs: a multicenter study

  Citation: 510

  Authors: M., A., D., N., C., G., F., S., B., M., K., M., M., K., S., E., W., A., W., G., A., A., M., C., P. M., R., J., G., P., L.

• Age estimation: The state of the art in relation to the specific demands of forensic practise

  Citation: 382

  Authors: S., C., M. J., E. R., H. W., H.-J., H. I. M.

• Dying with SARS-CoV-2 infection—an autopsy study of the first consecutive 80 cases in Hamburg, Germany

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Carolin, Ann Sophie, Martin, Antonia, Axel, Fabian, Anke, Felicia, Marc, Kira, Klaus, Julia, Stefan, Herbert, Jan-Peter

• Studies on the time frame for ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyseal cartilage in conventional radiography

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Andreas, Ronald, Walter, Matthias, Klaus-Dieter, Gunther

• Species identification by means of the cytochrome b gene

  Citation: 300

  Authors: W., K., H., M., M.

• The Y chromosome in forensic analysis and paternity testing

  Citation: 291

  Authors: M. A., A., C.

• MicroRNA markers for forensic body fluid identification obtained from microarray screening and quantitative RT-PCR confirmation

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Dmitry, Anton W. M., Ying, Patricia F., Erik A. C., Manfred

• Validation of mitochondrial DNA sequencing for forensic casework analysis

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Mark R., Joseph A., Deborah, Jeri, Bruce

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