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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,985CAS 4区Hybrid

Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

Abbreviation (ISO):FORENSIC SCI MED PAT
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.451•SCImago Rank: #12,985•Identifier (ISSN):1547-769X(Print)/1556-2891(Online)•Articles / Year: 78•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,895 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.6
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
30

30 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate13.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
78articles/year
44.04% Gold OA•82.18% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.456)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.007)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.611)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.815)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.027)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology encompasses all aspects of modern day forensics, equally applying to children or adults, either living or the deceased. This includes forensic science, medicine, nursing, and pathology, as well as toxicology, human identification, mass disasters/mass war graves, profiling, imaging, policing, wound assessment, sexual assault, anthropology, archeology, forensic search, entomology, botany, biology, veterinary pathology, and DNA. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology presents a balance of forensic research and reviews from around the world to reflect modern advances through peer-reviewed papers, short communications, meeting proceedings and case reports.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyInternal MedicineGeographyHistoryArchaeologyPathologySurgeryGeneticsPsychologyChemistryEnvironmental HealthRadiologyEngineeringAnatomyPhysicsPsychiatry
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,985Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.451

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
53

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.75

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,895 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations626
3-Year Documents371
Citable Documents325

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区MEDICINE, LEGAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer US
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2005
Editorial Address
HUMANA PRESS INC, 999 RIVERVIEW DRIVE SUITE 208, TOTOWA, USA, NJ, 07512
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, LEGAL
JCRSCIE
15/24Q3
PATHOLOGY
JCRSCIE
57/89Q3
MEDICINE, LEGAL
JCISCIE
18/24Q3
PATHOLOGY
JCISCIE
58/89Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—17955
20251.4223309
20241.5163409
20231.8195873
20222.456125796
20212.007101959
20201.6111301,453
20191.8151191,297
20182.0271261,692
2017—1141,335
2016—961,620
2015—911,305
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

WoS Q3
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 13.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 5a4698cd-e904-4b25-9458-f148f13e4116
Database Updated: 2026-09-28