An international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice.



Forensic Science International is the flagship journal in the prestigious Forensic Science International family, publishing the most innovative, cutting-edge, and influential contributions across the forensic sciences. Fields include: forensic pathology and histochemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and toxicology, biology, serology, odontology, psychiatry, anthropology, digital forensics, the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, as well as investigations of value to public health in its broadest sense, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law.

The journal publishes:
Case Reports
Commentaries
Letters to the Editor
Original Research Papers (Regular Papers)
Rapid Communications
Review Articles
Technical Notes


Forensic Science International adheres to strict ethical publication guidelines and actively supports a culture of inclusive and representative publication. For any submission enquiries, please contact the respective Editor.


The Forensic Science International journals offer comprehensive and pioneering coverage within the forensic sciences and beyond, disseminating ground-breaking discoveries, highly specialised research, and foundational science across the family of publications. The FSI portfolio comprises of:
Forensic Science International
Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments
Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation
Forensic Science International: Genetics
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
Forensic Science International: Mind and Law
Forensic Science International: Reports
Forensic Science International: Synergy

Co Editors-in-Chief
C. Cattaneo, PhD
University of Milan Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences, via L. Mangiagalli 37, 20133, Milan, Italy Email C. Cattaneo, PhD (for: Forensic anthropology and odontology, clinical forensic medicine [eg. child abuse, sexual violence, torture, other forms of ill treatment], humanitarian forensic medicine, animal maltreatment and forensic issues concerning the environment)
C. Jackowski, MD
University of Bern Institute of Forensic Medicine, Forstweg 25, CH-3603, Bern, Switzerland Email C. Jackowski, MD (for: Forensic pathology, forensic radiology, traffic medicine, ballistics, physics and biomechanics)
Associate Editors
O.H. Drummer
Monash University, Victoria, Australia Email O.H. Drummer
B. Ludes
University of Strasbourg, 67070, Strasbourg, France Email B. Ludes
P. Margot
University of Lausanne, bâtiment BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Email P. Margot
S. Matuszewski
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Email S. Matuszewski
D. Meuwly, MSc, PhD
Netherlands Forensic Institute, Postbus 2280, 2280 GC, 's-Gravenhage, NetherlandsEmail D. Meuwly, MSc, PhD
Assistant Editors
A. Bécue
(for P. Margot) Lausanne, Switzerland Email A. Bécue
D. Deangelis
(for C. Cattaneo) Milan, Italy Email D. Deangelis
Z. Obertova
(for C. Cattaneo) Milan, Italy Email Z. Obertova
C. Weyermann
University of Lausanne, Switzerland Email C. Weyermann
W. D. Zech, PhD
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Email W. D. Zech, PhD
Editorial Board
J. Amendt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
P. Beh
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
P. Buzzini
Huntsville, Texas, United States
C. Campobasso
Campobasso, Italy
A. Carracedo Álvarez
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
D. Charabidze
Lille, France
H. Chung
Wonju, Korea, Republic of
S. Cordner
Southbank, VIC, Australia
F. Crispino
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
E. Cunha
Coimbra, Portugal
H. Druid
Stockholm, Sweden
S. P. Elliott
Birmingham, UK
D. Gerostamoulos
Southbank, Australia
G.L. de la Grandmaison
Garches, France
M.J. Hall
London, United Kingdom
C. Henssge
Essen, Germany
M. Houck
St Petersburg, Florida, United States
M.A. Huestis
Baltimore, MD, United States
H. Ikegaya
Kyoto, Japan
A.W. Jones
Stockholm, Sweden
Y. Katsumata
Kashiwa, Japan
B. Kneubuehl
Bern, Switzerland
K. Krishan
Chandigarh, India
G. Lau
Singapore, Singapore
C. Lennard
Canberra, NSW, Australia
M. Liebrenz
Bern, Switzerland
A. Luna Maldonado
Murcia, Spain
B. Madea
Bonn, Germany
H. Maeda
Osaka, Japan
C. Neumann
University Park, PA, United States
D. Nuno Vieira
Coimbra, Portugal
S. Pollak
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
M.S. Pollanen
Toronto, ONT, Canada
K. Püschel
Hamburg, Germany
G. Quatrehomme
Nice, France
R. Ramotowski
Washington, DC, United States
J. Robertson
Canberra, Australia
C. Roux
Sydney, NSW, Australia
I.E. Sääksjärvi
TURKU, Finland
P. Saukko
TURKU, Finland
J. Stevens
Exeter, United Kingdom
M. Steyn
Hatfield, South Africa
F. Tagliaro
Verona, Italy
T. Takatori
Kashiwa, Japan
A. M. Tarone
College Station, Texas, United States
A. Thierauf
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
D. Ubelaker
Washington, DC, United States
Q. Wang
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Y. Wang
Shanghai, China
J. Wells
Miami, FL, United States
P. Wiltshire
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
X. Xu
Shantou, China
J. Zieba-Palus
Kracow, Poland