Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	858927923
Review: The safe handling of a corpse (suspected) with COVID-19	44
COVID-19 in forensic medicine unit personnel: Observation from Thailand	32
A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet	31
Statement on conversion therapy	28
Drug-facilitated sexual assault and other crimes: A systematic review by countries	27
Violence against women and drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA): A review of the main drugs	23
Precautions in postmortem examinations in Covid-19 - Related deaths: Recommendations from Germany	19
Common errors in reporting cause-of-death statement on death certificates: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
A Modern Trail of Tears: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Crisis in the US	17
Sodium nitrite detection in costal cartilage and vitreous humor – Case report of fatal poisoning with sodium nitrite	17
“Touch microbiome” as a potential tool for forensic investigation: A pilot study	14
Forensic odontology with digital technologies: A systematic review	13
The first drug-related death associated with xylazine use in the UK and Europe	13
Sudden death during physical restraint by the Dutch police	12
Gender-based violence experienced by women seeking asylum in the United State: A lifetime of multiple traumas inflicted by multiple perpetrators	12
Seasonal study of the decomposition pattern and insects on a submerged pig cadaver	12
'Defensive medicine among different surgical disciplines: A descriptive cross-sectional study	12
Forensic imaging: The sensitivities of various imaging modalities in detecting skeletal trauma in simulated cases of child abuse using a pig model	11
Impact of forensic medical evaluations on immigration relief grant rates and correlates of outcomes in the United States	11
High time for ease the doctor-patient relationship in China	11
Estimation of the post-mortem interval using microRNA in the bones	11
The association between childhood trauma and lifetime suicide attempts among a sample of male prisoners: A pilot observational study	11
Stranger rape; distinctions between the typical rape type and other types of rape. A study based on data from Center for Victims of Sexual Assault	11
Corrigendum to “COVID-19 in forensic medicine unit personnel: Observation from Thailand” [J Forensic Legal Med 72 May 2020, 101964]	10

Development of an LC-MS/MS method for determining 5-MeO-DIPT in dried urine spots and application to forensic cases	10
Bride burning: A unique and ongoing form of gender-based violence	10
Temperature-dependent development of Omosita colon at constant temperature and its implication for PMImin estimation	10
A practical review of adipocere: Key findings, case studies and operational considerations from crime scene to autopsy	9
Restraint physiology: A review of the literature	9
‘I thought he was going to kill me’: Analysis of 204 case files of adults reporting non-fatal strangulation as part of a sexual assault over a 3 year period	9
Professional autonomy and liability of the resident doctor: Between the hammer and the anvil	9
COVID-19-related deaths in residential care homes for elderly: The situation in Italy	9
Role of molecular techniques in PMI estimation: An update	9
A burned body with a gunshot wound in the mouth and a suicide note: A complex or complicated suicide?	8
Reporting after sexual violence: The influence of victim, assault and perpetrator characteristics	8
Factors affecting reporting of suspected child maltreatment in Saudi Arabia	8
Forensic application of DNA barcoding in the identification of commonly occurring poisonous plants	8
Look before washing and cleaning: A caveat to pathologists and anthropologists	8
Evidence of physical violence and torture in refugees and migrants seeking asylum in France	8
Medical certificate of cause of death: Looking for an European single standard	7
COVID-19 pandemic: Coroner's database of death inquiries with clinical epidemiology and total and excess mortality analyses in the District of Kildare March to June 2020	7
Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation	7
Oral form of auto-brewery syndrome	7
Arrest-related death on the basis of a drug-induced excited delirium syndrome	7
Diagnostic value of high-sensitivity troponin T in postmortem diagnosis of sudden cardiac death	7
Wing morphometrics for identification of forensically important blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Iberian Peninsula	7
Transfer Learning Based Automatic Human Identification using Dental Traits- An Aid to Forensic Odontology	7
Relationship of injuries detected in fatal falls with sex, body mass index, and fall height: An autopsy study	7
Corpse dismemberment: A case series. Solving the puzzle through an integrated multidisciplinary approach	7
The fine line of defensive medicine	7
Estimation of sex based on postcranial elements in European American and Latin American populations	6
Minimising trauma in staff at a sexual assault referral centre: What and who is needed?	6
Pathology of fatal diffuse brain injury in severe non-penetrating head trauma	6
Evaluation of medical examination of forensic medicine specialists during / after detention within the scope of Istanbul Protocol	6
The “forensic paradox” of aging unaccompanied minors in the migration crisis: Why medicine and forensics are a must	6
Volumetric and linear evaluation of the sphenoidal sinus of a Brazilian population, in cone beam computed tomography	6
Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault: Genital-anal injury pattern in females	6
Effectiveness of various methods of DNA isolation from bones and teeth of animals exposed to high temperature	6
Traumatic brain injury and forensic evaluations: Three case studies of U.S. asylum-seekers	6
Legal liability facing COVID-19 in dentistry: Between malpractice and preventive recommendations	6
Sudden cardiac death after robbery: Homicide or natural death?	6
Investigating the phenomenon of overkill in Greece: A forensic psychiatric autopsy study between 2005 and 2020	6
Forensic medicine in Nepal: Past, present, and future	6
Prevalence and correlated factors of sexually transmitted infections among women attending a Korean sexual assault center	5
The forensic application of the Glycophorin A on the Amussat's sign with a brief review of the literature	5
Macroscopic determination of the pre-burning condition of human remains recovered from an unusual forensic context: A case report	5
Structures, processes and outcomes of health care for people detained in short-term police custody settings: A scoping review	5
A systematic review of radiological and histological findings of septic myocardial calcifications	5
Establishment and validation of the LC-MS/MS method for the determination of lincomycin in human blood: Application to an allergy case in forensic science	5
A pilot study for investigating the feasibility of supervised machine learning approaches for the classification of pedestrians struck by vehicles	5
The effect of plastic bag containment of the head on the rate and pattern of decomposition	5
Suicide pacts in the Milan district (Italy): A retrospective autopsy-based study with literature review	5
Blockchain technology and universal health coverage: Health data space in global migration	5
Examining the use of different sample types following decomposition to estimate year of death using bomb pulse dating	5

Which tissue to take? A retrospective study of the identification success of altered human remains	5
Increasing age and methamphetamine use	5
An evaluation of Italian medical students attitudes and knowledge regarding forensic medicine	5
Severe poisoning after smoking a mixture of 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (4-FiBF) and alpha-pyrolidinoisohexaphenone (α-PiHP)	5
Fatal bleeding from a laceration of superficial temporal artery: A rare case	5
Psychopathology, psychosocial factors and sexuality of incarcerated sexual offenders in Greek prison	5
Violence against pregnant women in the experience of the rape centre of Turin: Clinical and forensic evaluation	5
Crossbow injuries: A case report with experimental reconstruction study and a systematic review of literature	5
Elemental composition of hair as a marker for forensic human identification	5
Reconstruction of a real-world car-to-pedestrian collision using geomatics techniques and numerical simulations	5
Research trends in forensic anthropology: A bibliometric analysis	5
Decomposition variability between the scene and autopsy examination and implications for post-mortem interval estimations	5
Forensic toxicological and analytical aspects of carbamate poisoning – A review	5
Medical implications of Conducted Energy Devices in law enforcement	5
Fatal work-related injuries in the Genoa district (North-Western Italy): Forensic analysis of the 10-year period between 2011 and 2020	5
Comparison of two Anti Snake Venom protocols in hemotoxic snake bite: A randomized trial	4
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective	4
Determination of amatoxin concentration in heat-treated samples of Amanita phalloides by high-performance liquid chromatography: A forensic approach	4
Evaluation of elderly patients in adult suicide cases admitted to the emergency department	4
Two cases of fatal iatrogenic air embolism confirmed by autopsies	4
Fatal captive tiger attack – A case report with review of literature	4
Post-mortem routine practice in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment from the forensic medicine perspective: A review of the updated literature	4
Forensic pathological study of methadone-related deaths in the Genoa (Italy) district: A six-year study	4
The relationship between moral sensitivity and medical errors attitude in nursing students	4
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death	4
Anatomical distribution and autopsy features of gunshot injuries to support the manner of death	4
Dental Forensic Kit (DFK®) and Quick Extract™ FFPE DNA extraction kit, a new workflow for obtaining dental DNA for human genetic identity	4
Effects of antibiotics ceftriaxone and levofloxacin on the growth of Calliphora vomitoria L. (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and effects on the determination of the post-mortem interval	4
Update on risk factors and biomarkers of sudden unexplained cardiac death	4
Sudden and unexpected death in childhood due to an undiagnosed hepatoblastoma: Case report and review of literature	4
Estimation of stature from radiographically determined lower limb bone length in modern Chinese	4
Injury patterns and demographics due to legal intervention seen in US emergency departments	4
Manner of death in individuals with expletive tattoos	4
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification	4
Frequency of biological non-skeletal materials in dry bone scenarios	4
Proposal for a harmonized protocol for COVID-19 screening and necropsy in forensic sciences facilities	4
The revolving prison door: Factors associated with repeat incarcerations in Spain	4
Further study on the physiological effects of an alternative spit mask	4
Tattoo in forensic science: An Indian perspective	4
Comparison of C-reactive protein levels between antemortem serum and postmortem serum and pericardial fluid	4
A review of completeness, correctness, and order of cause of death statements among decedents with documented causes of death and HIV status at two major mortuaries in Kenya, 2015	4
Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding the use of digital photographs in the examination of the dead and living among doctors practicing forensic medicine in Sri Lanka	4
Helium suicide – A suffocation or a barotrauma?	4
Factors affecting management of corpses of the confirmed COVID-19 patients during pandemic: A systematic review	4
A roadmap to the safe practice of forensic medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Evaluation of proximal humeral epiphysis ossification in 3.0 T MR images according to the Dedouit staging method: Is it be used for age of majority?	4
Role of clinical forensic medicine unit in quality and standardization of medico-legal reports	4
Strangulation in sexual homicide: Is it opportunity, victim's vulnerability or sadism?	3
Sternal aspirate sampling of Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) and Cyanobacteria in suspected drowning cases	3
Gene expression as age estimation marker in the larval stages of the forensic blowfly, Chrysomya albiceps, at different temperatures	3
Health-related quality of life of prisoners with diabetes mellitus	3
Cerebrospinal fluid in forensic toxicology: Current status and future perspectives	3
Genital injuries and allegation of digital vaginal penetration – A retrospective examination of forensic case notes	3
Electrolyte analysis of pleural effusion for discrimination between seawater and freshwater drowning in decomposed bodies	3
The impact of organ donation on coronial processes and forensic investigation: A literature review	3
Acute intranasal intoxication with mercuric chloride taken accidently instead of cocaine - A case report	3
Difference in microRNA levels in the post-mortem blood from different sampling sites: A proof of concept	3
2,4-Dinitrophenol overdose - Everything old is new again	3
Unenhanced PMCT in the diagnosis of fatal traumatic brain injury in a charred body	3
Cirsoid aneurysm rupture of the splenic artery as a rare cause of fatal hemoperitoneum	3
Educating for practice: A new redesigned pedagogical model of clinical forensic medicine	3
Abuse of defibrillator pads: Suicide by electrocution	3
Repeat attenders are disproportionately vulnerable: An exploration of revictimisation at Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre	3
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States	3
Factors associated with physicians’ assessment and management of child abuse and neglect: A mixed method study	3
Hidden aspects of child abuse	3
Estimation of blood and urine levels of eight metals and essential trace elements collected from living Subjects compared to urine, cardiac and femoral postmortem blood, and other postmortem samples:	3
Neck vascular lesions in hanging cases: A literature review	3
A verified period of normal neurologic status in a young victim of abusive head trauma	3
Forensic DNA phenotyping: Inferring phenotypic traits from crime scene DNA	3
Medico-legal importance of necrotizing fasciitis	3
Expert evidence: Frequently asked questions	3
Elongated styloid process: An incidental autopsy finding of clinical and medico-legal significance	3
An approximation to the identification of contexts, experiences, and profiles of victims of drug-facilitated sexual assaults	3
Training, standardization and electronic medical certificate of cause of death	3
Estimation of chlorpyrifos distribution in forensic visceral samples and body fluids using LCMS method	3
A forensic-based study on low angled AK rifle bullet entry wounds using a porcine model	3
Understanding Risk of Suicide among perpetrators who view child sexual abuse material (CSAM)	3
Study on existence of inflammation in the myocardium in unequivocal acute traumatic deaths	3

Emerging concept of vitreous concentrations of proteins and lipids as discriminant of fresh water drowning death	3
Suspension torture and its physical sequelae	3
Rhabdomyolysis associated acute renal failure – Report of two fatal cases and a brief review of literature	3
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death	2
In search of a free movement of forensic evidence: Towards minimum standards to determine evidence admissibility?	2
Sex workers reporting rape: Understanding their vulnerabilities to improve their care. The characteristics of sex workers who attend Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre	2
Sudden death as a result of colon perforation; Ehlers-Danlos type IV case with postmortem diagnosis	2
Acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): An autopsy case with alcoholic ketoacidosis	2
Are classic metaphyseal lesions pathognomonic for child abuse? Two cases of motor vehicle collision-related extremity CML and a review of the literature	2
Identifying the prevalence of genito-anal injuries amongst clients attending St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre following an allegation of anal penetration	2
Commentary on “Precautions in postmortem examinations in Covid-19 - related deaths: Recommendations from Germany”	2
Development of forensic medicine in Rwanda- past, present, and future perspectives	2
Sexual violence in patients with psychiatric conditions: Factors for consideration in case management	2
Utilization of oral check-up data of autopsy cases	2
Conducting remote medical asylum evaluations in the United States during COVID-19: Clinicians’ perspectives on acceptability, challenges and opportunities	2
Socio-economic, health and environmental factors influencing suicide rates: A cross-country study in the Eastern Mediterranean region	2
The socio-economic status of families experiencing the sudden unexpected death of an infant – Is it possibly related to a higher rate of non-natural deaths among them	2
Acute abdominal disease with nonspecific symptoms in the elderly: A case series	2
The paradigm of forensic nursing for nursing aspirants in India: Promises, caveats & future directions	2
A fatal case of acetamiprid poisoning with turquoise urine	2
Using simulation mannequins and actors in training for external post-mortem examinations -experiences from use in medical students and police officers	2
Questions of logic in Atlas methods of dental age estimation	2
Relationship between opiates and asthma in the determination of death	2
The prevalence of medical violation claims and associated predictors at the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia: A logistic regression analysis	2
The need for Forensic Scientists to up-skill their Sci-Comm	2
Medico legal and ethical aspects of surrogacy; A case report of a tragic maternal death from Sri Lanka	2
Hymenal transections in children found by photocolposcopy in suspected sexual abuse cases is associated with a history of bleeding	2
A review on four different paths to respiratory arrest from brain injury in children; implications for child abuse	2
Quality of death certification based on the documented underlying cause of death: A retrospective study	2
Submerged corpses of an elderly couple retrieved from a canal with alcohol detected in their blood: A rare case of murder-suicide by drowning?	2
Custody early warning scores; Do they predict patient deterioration in police custody?	2
Sudden and unexpected deaths due to non-traumatic abdominal disorders: A forensic perspective	2
Perils of human remains examination in COVID-19 times	2
The role of paranasal sinus fluid in determining drowning as the cause of death: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Characteristics of mechanical CPR-related injuries: A case series	2
Screening sexual performance enhancing compounds and their analogues in counterfeit and illicit erectile dysfunction drugs by high-performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography-tandem ma	2
Subdural and epidural hematoma occurrence in relation to the head impact site: An autopsy study	2
Study on death certificates and postmortem examination certificates written by Korean emergency physicians	2
Bilateral arachnoid cyst-associated subdural fluid collections in an infant following TBI	2
Case stories and Post-violence behavior of women seeking medical attention at the emergency department due to physical violence	2
Lethal cardiac amyloidosis: Microscopic differential diagnosis with microfibrillar cardiomyopathy in a forensic case	2
Reproducibility and reliability of fingerprint microfeatures: Effect of immersing hand in water at different temperatures	2
The prevalence of non-accidental trauma among children with polytrauma: A nationwide level-I trauma centre study	2
Early postmortem biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical alterations in skeletal muscles of rats exposed to boldenone undecylenate: Forensic implication	2
Trends in victim, incident and care characteristics of a Dutch sexual assault center	2
Sexual dimorphism and bilateral difference of fingerprint sweat pore among Slovak population	2
The significance of evaluating sphenoid sinus fluid by postmortem computed tomography in cases of drowning	2
Awareness on tetrodotoxin of illegal activity: forensic issue from a rare homicide case report and literature review	2
A comparative study of the injury pattern between suicidal and accidental falls from height in Northern Tunisia	2
Bioanalytical method for simultaneous determination of benzodiazepines in vitreous humor using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry	2
A fatal case of cannabis body-packing: About an autopsy case report	2
Developmental changes of the facial skeleton from birth to 18 years within a South African cohort (A computed tomography study)	2
Intra-familiar homicides: From 2006 to 2021 in the judicial district of Milan	2
Evaluations of alleged torture and ill treatment in Thailand: A collection of forensic medical evidence by non-medical evaluators	2
Electrical weapons, hematocytes, and ischemic cardiovascular accidents	2
Toxico-epidemiology of acute poisoning; an exploratory study from a tertiary care hospital in South India along with global comparisons and solutions	2
The urgency of legal regulations existence in case of COVID-19 vaccination refusal in Indonesia	2
A toolkit for building medical programs for asylum seekers: Resources from the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program	2
Perpetrators’ actions after a murder, in particular handling the corpse to evade criminal responsibility - Discussion of study findings	2
The incidence of iatrogenic deaths in the Finnish cause-of-death statistics; a retrospective study	2
Forensic dentistry: Far beyond Netflix	2
Forensic photo-documentation in adult sexual assault– what do patients think?	2
Effectiveness of a simulation-based training for health professionals conducting evaluations of alleged torture and ill-treatment	2
A retrospective observational study of genital findings in adult women presenting to a New Zealand Adult Sexual Abuse Assessment and Treatment Service following an allegation of recent sexual assault	1
Exploring the use of selfies in human identification	1
A Swiss collaborative exercise for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): Covering situations with different levels of complexity	1
The effects of surface variation on the decomposition of pig carcasses	1
Institutionalising forensic sciences and medicine in centres for newly arrived unaccompanied minors: A case study from Milano	1
A clinical investigation into the ability of subjects with a lung disease to provide breath specimens using the Dräger 6510	1
Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US	1
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US	1
An evaluation of injury photography practices in Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)	1
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Socio-legal consequences of Tourette Syndrome and its comorbidities: A case study and review of the literature	1
Inferior mesenteric artery laceration associated with blunt abdominal trauma with Casper's sign in a physically abused child: An autopsy case and literature review	1
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view	1
Does peer consultation between forensic physicians reduce inter-doctor variation when issuing medical death certifications?	1
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers	1
Medico-legal implications for the colon perforation during colonoscopy	1
A prospective study about the discrepancy between postmortem inspections conducted by emergency physicians and forensic pathologists	1
Acute concomitant injury and intoxication in complainants of recent sexual assault: A review	1
Planning effective mental healthcare in prisons: Findings from a national consultation on the Care Programme Approach in prisons	1
Comment to the article: Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault: Genital-anal injury pattern in females	1
Upper and lower limb amputations in vehicle-related fatalities	1
COVID-19 instigates resurgence of ‘needless autopsies’ issue in India	1
Torture-induced hand electrical injury: A case report	1
The relationship between postmortem interval and protein changes in mice	1
Gunshot suicides caused by cane-gun and alarm garden gun cannon: Two cases report.”	1
Clinical characteristics of new psychoactive substances: A multicenter study	1
Sudden death due to cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: An autopsy case report	1
Sudden death due to left ventricular thrombosis: A report of two autopsy cases	1
Attitudes and experiences of health professionals towards clinical evaluations of torture and ill-treatment	1
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine	1
Forensic odontology: Wrong convictions, “bad apples” and “the innocence files”	1
Retrospective cohort study of acute behavioural disturbance in police use of force reports	1