Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

pISSN: 1547-769XeISSN: 1556-2891• JCR: FORENSIC SCI MED PATSpringer Science+Business MediaUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.2 (+14.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MEDICINE, LEGALSCIEQ3
PATHOLOGYSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #4,013 in Medicine by impact factor and #832 among Q3 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology against journals publishing in the same field.

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Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology publication trend

Published 780 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.6.

2026 vs 2025: -149
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,381
H-Index
59
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$4,390 USD
Subject Areas
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEmergency MedicineArcheologyOphthalmology

Article Volume

2022
125
2023
195
2024
163
2025
223
2026
74
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