Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Article	Citations
Demographics and characteristics of acute sexual assault presentations to a sexual assault service within metropolitan Sydney	42
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination	38
Mummification – An historical and cultural overview	21
A novel approach towards identification: A case report and review of literature	21
Male rape in Brazil: A descriptive analysis from 2010 to 2022	19
Usability of the mandibular gonial angle measured retrospectively from computed tomography sections in sex estimation	19
Crossing Borders: A look at migrant deaths in the Caribbean	16
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?	16
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States	16
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)	15
Non-traumatic ecchymoses: A literature review from a medico-legal perspective	14
Applying Computational Intelligence in medical forensics	14
Artificial intelligence in forensic mental health: A review of applications and implications	14
Usability of elemental analysis for antemortem and postmortem bone fracture differentiation	13
From over-the-counter to criminal evidence: Pharmacological profiles, analytical methods, and forensic insights into diphenhydramine's role in drug-facilitated crime	13
“It changed my whole entire thinking”: Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers	13
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature	13
Relationships between social support, resilience and psychological distress among young offenders in Ghana's correctional facilities: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model	13
Analysis of suicide-related deaths among children aged 0–14 years in Türkiye	12
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics	11
The final breath on prone restraint deaths: Response to promoting the prone position paranoia	11
Corrigendum to “Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review” [J Forensic Legal Med 103 (2024) 1–9 102675]	11
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners	10
Editorial Board	10
Cranial anatomical structures with high sexual dimorphism in metric and morphological evaluation: A systematic review	10

A rare case of multiple congenital anomalies in a neonate: Diagnostic challenges in establishing live birth and the role of comprehensive fetal autopsy	10
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review	10
Continuous Hymenal Rim Following First Penile–Vaginal Intercourse: A Case Series and Review	10
Umbrella review: CT of frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses for sexual dimorphism	10
PTSD assessments in sexual assault trials in Taiwan: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Implications for Judicial Policy Reform	9
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges	9
Life-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review	9
Necrotizing Fasciitis: When skin confuses - An autopsy case report	9
Diagnosing neurocysticercosis in skeletonized human remains of forensic importance	8
Awareness of forensic odontology among Lebanese dentists: Implications for dental education and training	8
Blood extravasations in the vaginal and rectal mucosa: probably underdiagnosed findings in female victims of sexual homicide	8
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US	8
Hyperostosis frontalis interna, a clue in the reconstructive identification of skeletons. Epidemiology of an autopsy population at Limoges University Hospital (France)	8
Comparing the diagnostic utility of the Pleural Effusion Ratio and the Drowning Index in identifying freshwater drowning deaths	8
Editorial Board	8
Determining the specificity of the 36-InDelplex panel among species	8
Beyond the distance between juridic and scientific decision-making process: An evidence-based prediction algorithm for professional liability assessment in healthcare-associated infections	7
Editorial Board	7
Reflections on editorial and peer review in the forensic medical literature	7
FFLM 2026 Flyer	7
A rare case of sudden death due to endomyocardial fibrosis in Italy: A differential diagnosis with other causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy	7
Epidemiological, forensic, and clinical insights into burn injuries: A decade-long retrospective analysis from Goa Medical College	7
A medical child abuse case with spurious bleeding; importance of collecting the evidence	7
A review of sexual transmitted infection rates among sexually assaulted patients that present for care	7
Editorial Board	7
Knowledge and perception of forensic science among junior police officers in Ghana	7
Homicidal sharp force cases: An 11-year autopsy-based study	7
Determinant factors in the identification of unknown cadavers in a forensic medical institute	7
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	7
The use of contrast and non-contrast post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) in coronial autopsy clinical practice: Results from an audit of 268 cases	6
Identifying the prevalence of genito-anal injuries amongst clients attending St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre following an allegation of anal penetration	6
Analysis of non-metric dental traits for ethnicity identification in a mixed population of Uttar Pradesh	6
The significance of evaluating sphenoid sinus fluid by postmortem computed tomography in cases of drowning	6
A review of blunt impact injuries to the human head caused by non-lethal kinetic projectiles	6
A prospective non-fatal injuries assessment: A multivariate analysis in medical-legal examinations	6
Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in women: A 10 years study in Tunisia	6
A machine learning approach for automated injuries classification on postmortem images	6
Estimation of the post-mortem interval; added value of mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle	6
Sex estimation from human calvarial bone photographs with deep learning approach	6
Thick quilt may severely impact the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology-based methods -two case reports	6
The washing away of evidence: The effect of different washing treatments on body fluid identification and DNA profiling from stained clothing fabrics	6
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement	6
Is self-immolation still a contemporary phenomenon? Forensic evidence from the case studies of Milan (Italy) and literature review	6
Postmortem tissue alterations induced by corrosive substances – a scoping review	6
Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review	6
Correlation of vitreous and serum biochemical markers with postmortem interval and cold storage duration: A prospective observational study	6
Meningioma: A silent cause of suicide -case study	6
Postmortem biochemistry in deaths from ischemic heart disease	6
Systematic review on age assessment using Schmeling and Kellinghaus scoring of the medial end of the clavicle by various diagnostic imaging techniques	6
Validation of forensic cleaning processes undertaken within Sexual Assault Referral Centres	5

Impact of pesticides on Calliphoridae species: Insights into forensic entomotoxicology	5
A subjective analysis of participants’ views in a study of experimental modelling of imposed airway obstruction in infants and children	5
Femicide in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Matched case-control study	5
Risk factor analysis of medical litigation outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology: A retrospective cohort study of 344 claims in Japan	5
Drowning and forensic medical process in Türkiye: The retrospective analysis on 989 autopsied cases in 5 years	5
Fatal acute methotrexate intoxication resulting from medication error in a rheumatoid arthritis patient: a case report	5
Subendocardial hemorrhages in a case of crush asphyxia	5
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers	5
Towards automation of human stage of decay identification: An artificial intelligence approach	5
A continuous forensic spectral analysis study to identify antemortem and postmortem muscle contusions by chemometrics	5
What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context? A multi-sectoral consensus-building modified Delphi	5
Unidentified: Simulation-based education in forensic odontology	5
Informing therapeutic care and legal process in assault cases involving non-fatal strangulation	5
3D printing and CBCT anatomical reproducibility assessment in forensic scenarios	5
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view	5
Review of nine malpractice cases with allegations of causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation: No evidence for causation	5
Identification of N-piperidinyl etonitazene in alternative keratinous matrices from a decomposing cadaver	5
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature	5
Microbial community analyses provide a differential diagnosis for the antemortem and postmortem injury of decayed cadaver: An animal model	5
Comperative evaluation of Nolla, Willems and Cameriere methods for age estimation of Turkish children in the Central Black Sea Region: A preliminary study	5
The specifics of homicide-suicide in France	5
The use of dye to detect sites of hemorrhage and leak in postmortem cases	5
Significantly reduced rates of interpersonal violence in an urban Danish population 2003–2021	5
Literature Review on Forensic Implications of Illicit Drug Metabolism: A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective	4
Relationships between cause of death and concentrations of seven steroids obtained from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of cadavers	4
Effects of deferred prosecution on psychological well-being in individuals with substance use disorders	4
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain	4
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death	4
Alcohol-impaired driving in Tunisia: Forensic insights and population-level data for North African public health and road safety	4
Cervical spinal manipulative therapy, arterial dissection, and the law: Informed consent and causation in Goldie C. arsenault	4
The impact of major occupational injuries on professional reintegration. A Portuguese medico-legal contribution	4
Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach	4
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death	4
How people die inside: Fact patterns in civil litigation for in-custody deaths	4
Nystagmus among suspected amphetamine impaired drivers	4
Distinguishing injury patterns in pedestrian motor vehicle collisions from fall-from-height impacts. Medico-legal implications	4
Examination of bone fractures in women exposed to domestic violence (Tokat-Turkey)	4
Hepatovascular manifestation of Takayasu arteritis presenting as sudden cardiac death	4
Suspicion of needle pricking/spiking in 2022 in Paris, France, an observational study from the Department of Forensic Medicine	4
Medical liability related legislation and insurance policies around the world: A narrative literature review	4
To investigate the pattern of neck injuries and the role of toxicology in cases of hanging and manual/homicidal ligature strangulation in Ireland between 2016 – 2020: A retrospective review and analys	4
Histological insights in decomposed bodies: A case report challenging the homicide hypothesis	4
Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review	4
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine	4
Sexual Safety in English mental health in-patient beds: has nothing been learned?	4
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective	4
Validation of an in-house Dutch Forensic Death Coding system (FDC)	4
Investigating the extent of medical malpractice in cosmetic surgeries during the first half of 2019: A Study of the Tehran Forensic Commission	4
Forensic medicine in (West-Bank) Palestine visions and obstacles	4
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Point-of-care devices in the postmortem setting: analysis of clinical chemistry parameters	4
Mapping the landscape: Analysis of publication trends in forensic anthropology. Insights from Poland	4
Histopathology in medico-legal autopsies: Clinical foundation, legal mandate, and judicial guarantee	4
Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic review	4
The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) – A South Australian study	4
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases	4
Response to the letter to editor Re: “A systematic review about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in various fields of forensic medicine.”	4
Paraquat associated stomatitis: A forensic marker of exposure intent and prognosis	4
Editorial Board	4
Letter to editor regarding article: “A continuous forensic spectral analysis study to identify antemortem and postmortem muscle contusions by chemometrics”	4
Alcimedes	3
A critical assessment of the diatom test of rib bone marrow as a supporting procedure in the case of drowning	3
WITHDRAWN: Sudden cardiac death: the role of molecular autopsy with next-generation sequencing	3
Intrinsic factors influencing the post-mortem mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle	3
Fatal mechanical asphyxia: a comprehensive forensic review with an illustrative case	3
Sodium azide/nitrite suicides in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2022	3
Evaluation of sampling and DNA extraction strategies for touch DNA recovery from plastic folder, wooden table, and plastic bag surfaces	3
Quality standards in forensic medicine	3
Advances in wound ballistic research: Computed tomography analysis of projectile effects in simulants	3
Analysis of aborted fetal material using autosomal STR markers in forensic cases of sexual assault	3
Ear-ly Warnings: The diagnostic accuracy of Frank's sign in fatal coronary artery disease – A forensic pathology study	3
Fatal overdose of antihypertensive and antidiabetic medications: A case report and a brief review of the literature	3
Skin colour, injury rates and sexual violence. Time to even the playing field. A retrospective analysis of 292 forensic medical records.	3
The forensic medical examination findings as they relate to the judicial outcomes in cases of non-fatal strangulation	3
Forensic aspects of healthcare-related murders: a series of homicides and attempted homicides committed by nurses in Italy	3
The role of miRNA-21 and hypoxia inducible factor-1 in predicting post mortem interval in cardiac muscles of aluminum phosphide deaths	3
Sexual violence and associated factors among female night students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
The importance of outliers in forensic practice	3
Loss of Wharton's jelly and fibrosis in umbilical cord stricture area: A case report	3
Toxicological and forensic aspects of a fatal 3-methylmethcathinone intoxication: A case report	3

Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident	3
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	3
Usefulness of powdered crown of mandibular first premolars in birth year estimation by radiocarbon dating	3
An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory	3
Reflective writing an assessment strategy for post-mortem observational activity in medical students	3
Editorial Board	3
Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland	3
Quantitative estimation of TNF-α and IL-3 by using ELISA from human lung tissue in fatal asphyxial deaths	3
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: Characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation	3
Evaluation of sexual dimorphism in the foramina of the middle cranial fossa using high-resolution multi-slice computed tomography scan: A cross-sectional study	3
The completeness of routine registration of the counterpart in deliberate interpersonal violence in an urban emergency department	3
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law	3
Intra-puparial development of forensically important Sarcophaga princeps at different constant temperatures	3
Calcified cartilage-like aggregations of the external acoustic meatus found on cone beam computed tomography scans may offer forensic application: Report of case series	3
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification	3
Association of Paraphenylenediamine (PPD), with suicidal attempts in Pakistan- A cross-sectional study	3
Purple bowel misdiagnosed as intestinal hemorrhage	2
Questions of logic in Atlas methods of dental age estimation	2
Ethanol concentrations in various biological specimens: Living and postmortem forensic toxicology analysis and comprehensive literature review	2
Examining the role of cyanide poisoning in the autopsies of closed-space fire deaths in Istanbul (Türkiye)	2
Firearm suicides in Sweden	2
Forensic toxicological and analytical aspects of carbamate poisoning – A review	2
Psychoactive substances in a general forensic autopsy population: prevalence and associations with cause and manner of death	2
Set up to ‘fail’? Implementing contamination minimisation procedures and environmental monitoring in a Sexual Assault Referral Centre	2
Bones Like Glass: A historical forensic–pathological reassessment of a fatal infant case of osteogenesis imperfecta (Vrolik disease) from the Morgagni Museum of Padua (Italy)	2
Captive bolt guns and suicides: a 15-year Swedish retrospective study	2
Lanthanide luminescent markers in hollow-point projectiles to facilitate post-mortem ballistic analysis	2
A fatal case of gastropericardial fistula due to a benign gastric ulcer	2
Forensic odontology: Wrong convictions, “bad apples” and “the innocence files”	2
Common errors In medico-legal reporting by the first responders at A tertiary trauma unit In North India	2
Infective endocarditis and litigation for compensation on healthcare-associated infections: An Italian sample analysis	2
Storage of evidence and delayed reporting after sexual assault: Rates and impact factors on subsequent reporting	2
Tracking devices and Intimate Partner Violence: Dangers beyond benefits highlight the need for legislative regulation	2
From bite marks to vertical facial phenotype: Investigating the relationship between craniofacial and dental arch parameters using conventional wax and digital models	2
Strangulation in sexual homicide: Is it opportunity, victim's vulnerability or sadism?	2
Digital twin technology in forensic mental health	2
Suicide behaviours in incarcerated males: Links to psychopathic traits, forms of aggression to others, personal characteristics, and current penitentiary variables	2
Unusual autopsy, unusual tissue(s) for DNA, but a useful genetic profile: A case of the DNA profiling from the human tissue of challenged provenance	2
Acute concomitant injury and intoxication in complainants of recent sexual assault: A review	2
Age-at-death estimation based on algorithms for multi-class discriminant analysis using binary and ordinal predictors	2
A case report on the reconstruction of arson, corpse burning, and postmortem relocation based on burn trace characteristics	2
An evaluation of Italian medical students attitudes and knowledge regarding forensic medicine	2
The prevalence of non-accidental trauma among children with polytrauma: A nationwide level-I trauma centre study	2
Assessment of psoas muscle as an alternative matrix for postmortem toxicological screening: qualitative agreement of xenobiotic detection with femoral and cardiac Blood	2
Ethyl alcohol consumption characteristics of deceased individuals in Lithuania	2
Sudden infantile death due to left ventricular myocardial ischemia associated with undiagnosed single coronary artery of Lipton's type LII-B	2
Trigeminal nerve injuries following dental procedures: A retrospective analysis of malpractice claims from 2016 to 2023 in South Korea	2
An approximation to the identification of contexts, experiences, and profiles of victims of drug-facilitated sexual assaults	2
Analysis of free-fall bullet injury potential in the cranium via finite elements method	2
Editorial Board	2
Medicolegal study of Egyptian suspicious childhood deaths during 2020–2021	2
Retrospective cohort study of acute behavioural disturbance in police use of force reports	2
Wischnewski spots and ethylene glycol fatal poisoning: a case report	2
Can human sex be estimated based on the dimensions of the maxillary sinuses? A systematic review of the literature on cone-beam and multi-slice computed tomography	2
Age estimation at death in individuals over 50 using CT images: An innovative anthropological approach	2
Forensics under fire: Legal gaps and the role of the Israeli national institute of forensic medicine in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks	2
Mapping 25 years of forensic and legal medicine research: a multi-database bibliometric and science-mapping analysis (2000–2025)	2
Sibutramine-induced pheochromocytoma crisis: A rare and lethal occurrence	2
Forensic Herald	2
Forensic DNA phenotyping: Inferring phenotypic traits from crime scene DNA	2
Public prosecutors' perspectives on forensic medical information in non-fatal injury cases in the Netherlands: practices, barriers and recommendations	2
Time since death: The histological chronotanatognostic	2
Utilizing a participatory curriculum development approach for multidisciplinary training on the forensic medical evaluation of asylum seekers	2
Facial growth parameters in Down syndrome: Review of the literature and forensic application for missing persons age progression	2
The Delhi Cocktail and the crisis of substance use: An autopsy-based pilot study	2
Self-inflicted hammer blows to the head—Literature and case review	2
Patho-mechanical comparative morpho-characterization of contre-coup injuries of liver by cadaveric experimental simulation for medico-legal and forensic implications	2
Transitioning from conventional to digital methods for estimating time since death: a multi-parameter forensic software	2
Insulin murder and the case of Colin Norris	2
Physical health status of individuals convicted of sexual offences: Results from an Australian prisoner cohort	2
Pellet gun trauma: An unusual and unexpected type of bone lesion	2
Investigative interviews with individuals who perpetrated sex crimes: A scoping review	2
A primary study of ethanol production in postmortem liver and muscle tissue of rats	2
Sexual dimorphism and bilateral difference of fingerprint sweat pore among Slovak population	2
Editorial Board	2
Death due to extensive aortic dissection with an unusual retrograde extension in a young adult	2
Transfer and persistence of microbiota markers from the human hand to the knife: A preliminary study	2
Exploration of “out of hours” calls to the Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment Service in Galway over a one-year period to quantify need for continued extended hours service	2
Reevaluating the role of pH in rehydration solutions for fingerprint recovery from dried fingertips: an exploratory study	2
Feminicide: ideology and losing sense of proportion?	2
Salivary markers of violence - the possible alterations in salivary cortisol levels to identify victims of violence - a systematic review	1
Retrospective analysis of clinical toxicology results from 2017 to 2023: exploring the characteristics and prevalence trends of detected drugs and poisons	1
Perezhivanie: Origin, application, advantages, disadvantages, and impact on forensic medicine teaching	1
Sudden death due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction: A case report	1
Rare presentation of multiple sinuses of Valsalva Aneurysms with rupture into the right atrium: An autopsy case	1
Trends in the analysis of abrin poisoning for forensic purposes	1
The role of artificial intelligence in analyzing clinical malpractice disputes through medical record management	1
Between blunt, sharp and hacking trauma: Observing the characteristics of pickaxe injuries	1
Sexual dimorphism of the twelfth thoracic vertebra for sex determination in the Central Thai population	1
Identifying the prevalence of genital injuries amongst patients attending Saint Mary's sexual assault referral centre following an allegation of digital penetration	1
Postmortem computed tomography imaging of negative pressure pulmonary edema induced by rice cakes: A case report	1
Evaluation of factors Associated with Intentional Non-pharmaceutical Poisoning in Iran	1
Is lateral cephalometric analysis useful to sex estimation in forensic science? A cross-sectional study	1
Editorial Board	1
A new “Stethoscope” autopsy incision in comparison to various conventional incisions along with suturing techniques and body packing methods for post autopsy reconstruction	1