Journal profile

Journal of forensic and legal medicine

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1752-928X | 1878-7487 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.10
Citation rate 2.00 452 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 68.0% 157 of 231
Total citations 452 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.82 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.5% 25 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

India 162
United Kingdom 154
United States 153
Italy 147
Turkey 101

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry 261
Musculoskeletal Disorders 195
Psychiatry & Psychology 181
Archaeology 171
Law & Legal Studies 149

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,105 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 231 157 cited publications
Last 12 months 229 19.1 publications/month
Open access share 23.1% 53 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country India 162 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry 261 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v14n1, Jan. 2007-
PubMed
v14n1, Jan. 2007-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Psychiatry Musculoskeletal Disorders Psychiatry & Psychology Archaeology Chemometrics Substance Abuse Cardiology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Royal College of Physicians of London. Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Contributor
Australian College of Legal Medicine
Contributor
British Association in Forensic Medicine

Broad Categories

Forensic Sciences Jurisprudence Musculoskeletal Disorders Psychiatry & Psychology Substance Abuse Archaeology Psychiatry

MeSH Descriptors

Forensic Medicine

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on first issue; title from cover.

Also issued online.