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The Journal of Forensic Sciences is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. We publish a variety of topics, including anthropology, criminalistics, digital and multimedia sciences, engineering and applied sciences, forensic nursing science, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology/biology, psychiatry and behavioral science, questioned documents, and toxicology. Similar submissions dealing with forensic aspects of other sciences and the social sciences are also accepted, as are submissions dealing with scientifically sound emerging science disciplines.
Articles
Characterization and differentiation of aluminum powders used in improvised explosive devices—Part 3: Comparison of statistical analysis methods
-  16 March 2025
Analysis of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and its metabolites using LC–MS/MS for forensic purposes
-  16 March 2025
Improved DNA recovery and STR profile development from weathered Bos taurus bones using demineralized bone slices
-  16 March 2025
Applicability, reliability, and accuracy of age‐at‐death estimation methods on a contemporary Italian population
-  13 March 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Skull Versus Postcranial Elements
-  289-296
-  6 January 2011
The PEth Blood Test in the Security Environment: What it is; Why it is Important; and Interpretative Guidelines
-  1634-1640
-  13 July 2018
Bombing Alone: Tracing the Motivations and Antecedent Behaviors of Lone-Actor Terrorists†,‡,§
-  425-435
-  6 December 2013
Genetics and Genomics of Core Short Tandem Repeat Loci Used in Human Identity Testing
-  253-265
-  8 March 2006