Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Article	Citations
Demographics and characteristics of acute sexual assault presentations to a sexual assault service within metropolitan Sydney	44
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination	40
A novel approach towards identification: A case report and review of literature	21
Mummification – An historical and cultural overview	21
Crossing Borders: A look at migrant deaths in the Caribbean	19
Male rape in Brazil: A descriptive analysis from 2010 to 2022	19
Non-traumatic ecchymoses: A literature review from a medico-legal perspective	17
Artificial intelligence in forensic mental health: A review of applications and implications	17
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States	17
Applying Computational Intelligence in medical forensics	14
Usability of the mandibular gonial angle measured retrospectively from computed tomography sections in sex estimation	14
Fatal ram attack mimicking homicidal blunt trauma: a forensic case report	14
Fatal outcomes during prone restraint in police interventions: a multidisciplinary forensic and legal analysis from the Czech Republic	14
Relationships between social support, resilience and psychological distress among young offenders in Ghana's correctional facilities: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model	13
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)	13
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics	13
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?	13
From over-the-counter to criminal evidence: Pharmacological profiles, analytical methods, and forensic insights into diphenhydramine's role in drug-facilitated crime	12
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review	11
The final breath on prone restraint deaths: Response to promoting the prone position paranoia	11
“It changed my whole entire thinking”: Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers	11
Analysis of suicide-related deaths among children aged 0–14 years in Türkiye	11
Cranial anatomical structures with high sexual dimorphism in metric and morphological evaluation: A systematic review	11
Usability of elemental analysis for antemortem and postmortem bone fracture differentiation	11
Continuous hymenal rim following first Penile–Vaginal intercourse: A case series and review	10

Corrigendum to “Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review” [J Forensic Legal Med 103 (2024) 1–9 102675]	10
Postmortem blood examination revealed prevalence of heart failure and its comorbidities in bathing-related deaths in older Japanese adults	10
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature	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
Umbrella review: CT of frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses for sexual dimorphism	10
Editorial Board	9
Necrotizing Fasciitis: When skin confuses - An autopsy case report	9
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners	9
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges	9
PTSD assessments in sexual assault trials in Taiwan: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Implications for Judicial Policy Reform	8
Life-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review	8
Diagnosing neurocysticercosis in skeletonized human remains of forensic importance	8
Blood extravasations in the vaginal and rectal mucosa: probably underdiagnosed findings in female victims of sexual homicide	8
Editorial Board	8
Comparing the diagnostic utility of the Pleural Effusion Ratio and the Drowning Index in identifying freshwater drowning deaths	8
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US	8
Determinant factors in the identification of unknown cadavers in a forensic medical institute	7
Awareness of forensic odontology among Lebanese dentists: Implications for dental education and training	7
FFLM 2026 Flyer	7
Editorial Board	7
Knowledge and perception of forensic science among junior police officers in Ghana	7
Hyperostosis frontalis interna, a clue in the reconstructive identification of skeletons. Epidemiology of an autopsy population at Limoges University Hospital (France)	7
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	7
Reflections on editorial and peer review in the forensic medical literature	7
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
Determining the specificity of the 36-InDelplex panel among species	7
A medical child abuse case with spurious bleeding; importance of collecting the evidence	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
Analysis of non-metric dental traits for ethnicity identification in a mixed population of Uttar Pradesh	6
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
Is self-immolation still a contemporary phenomenon? Forensic evidence from the case studies of Milan (Italy) and literature review	6
Risk factor analysis of medical litigation outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology: A retrospective cohort study of 344 claims in Japan	6
Drowning and forensic medical process in Türkiye: The retrospective analysis on 989 autopsied cases in 5 years	6
Postmortem biochemistry in deaths from ischemic heart disease	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
Sex estimation from human calvarial bone photographs with deep learning approach	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
Meningioma: A silent cause of suicide -case study	6
The specifics of homicide-suicide in France	6
The washing away of evidence: The effect of different washing treatments on body fluid identification and DNA profiling from stained clothing fabrics	6
Postmortem tissue alterations induced by corrosive substances – a scoping review	6
Estimation of the post-mortem interval; added value of mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle	6
Correlation of vitreous and serum biochemical markers with postmortem interval and cold storage duration: A prospective observational study	6
Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review	6
Thick quilt may severely impact the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology-based methods -two case reports	6
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement	6
Systematic review on age assessment using Schmeling and Kellinghaus scoring of the medial end of the clavicle by various diagnostic imaging techniques	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
Review of nine malpractice cases with allegations of causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation: No evidence for causation	5
3D printing and CBCT anatomical reproducibility assessment in forensic scenarios	5
Impact of pesticides on Calliphoridae species: Insights into forensic entomotoxicology	5
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers	5
Informing therapeutic care and legal process in assault cases involving non-fatal strangulation	5
Validation of an in-house Dutch Forensic Death Coding system (FDC)	5
The use of dye to detect sites of hemorrhage and leak in postmortem cases	5
A continuous forensic spectral analysis study to identify antemortem and postmortem muscle contusions by chemometrics	5
The exploration of using gut microbiota to estimate early post-mortem interval	5
Validation of forensic cleaning processes undertaken within Sexual Assault Referral Centres	5
Identification of N-piperidinyl etonitazene in alternative keratinous matrices from a decomposing cadaver	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
A prospective non-fatal injuries assessment: A multivariate analysis in medical-legal examinations	5
Towards automation of human stage of decay identification: An artificial intelligence approach	5
Paraquat associated stomatitis: A forensic marker of exposure intent and prognosis	5
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view	5
Significantly reduced rates of interpersonal violence in an urban Danish population 2003–2021	5
Femicide in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Matched case-control study	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
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature	5
Nystagmus among suspected amphetamine impaired drivers	5
Unidentified: Simulation-based education in forensic odontology	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
Literature review on forensic implications of illicit drug metabolism: A medicinal chemistry perspective	4
Histopathology in medico-legal autopsies: Clinical foundation, legal mandate, and judicial guarantee	4
Distinguishing injury patterns in pedestrian motor vehicle collisions from fall-from-height impacts. Medico-legal implications	4
Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach	4
Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic review	4
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases	4
Letter to editor regarding article: “A continuous forensic spectral analysis study to identify antemortem and postmortem muscle contusions by chemometrics”	4
Histological insights in decomposed bodies: A case report challenging the homicide hypothesis	4
Hepatovascular manifestation of Takayasu arteritis presenting as sudden cardiac death	4
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death	4
Effects of deferred prosecution on psychological well-being in individuals with substance use disorders	4
The impact of major occupational injuries on professional reintegration. A Portuguese medico-legal contribution	4
Editorial Board	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
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
Response to the letter to editor Re: “A systematic review about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in various fields of forensic medicine.”	4
The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) – A South Australian study	4
Examination of bone fractures in women exposed to domestic violence (Tokat-Turkey)	4
Medical liability related legislation and insurance policies around the world: A narrative literature review	4
Mapping the landscape: Analysis of publication trends in forensic anthropology. Insights from Poland	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
Suspicion of needle pricking/spiking in 2022 in Paris, France, an observational study from the Department of Forensic Medicine	4
How people die inside: Fact patterns in civil litigation for in-custody deaths	4
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Investigating the extent of medical malpractice in cosmetic surgeries during the first half of 2019: A Study of the Tehran Forensic Commission	4
Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review	4
Editorial Board	4
Forensic medicine in (West-Bank) Palestine visions and obstacles	4
Advances in wound ballistic research: Computed tomography analysis of projectile effects in simulants	4
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	4
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain	4
Point-of-care devices in the postmortem setting: analysis of clinical chemistry parameters	4
Quality standards in forensic medicine	3
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification	3
Relationships between cause of death and concentrations of seven steroids obtained from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of cadavers	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
Ear-ly Warnings: The diagnostic accuracy of Frank's sign in fatal coronary artery disease – A forensic pathology study	3
Infective endocarditis and litigation for compensation on healthcare-associated infections: An Italian sample analysis	3
Reflective writing an assessment strategy for post-mortem observational activity in medical students	3
Editorial Board	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
Evaluation of sampling and DNA extraction strategies for touch DNA recovery from plastic folder, wooden table, and plastic bag surfaces	3
Sexual violence and associated factors among female night students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Usefulness of powdered crown of mandibular first premolars in birth year estimation by radiocarbon dating	3
Toxicological and forensic aspects of a fatal 3-methylmethcathinone intoxication: A case report	3
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: Characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation	3
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law	3
A critical assessment of the diatom test of rib bone marrow as a supporting procedure in the case of drowning	3
Analysis of aborted fetal material using autosomal STR markers in forensic cases of sexual assault	3

Wischnewski spots and ethylene glycol fatal poisoning: a case report	3
Alcimedes	3
Association of Paraphenylenediamine (PPD), with suicidal attempts in Pakistan- A cross-sectional study	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
The role of miRNA-21 and hypoxia inducible factor-1 in predicting post mortem interval in cardiac muscles of aluminum phosphide deaths	3
Sodium azide/nitrite suicides in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2022	3
The importance of outliers in forensic practice	3
Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident	3
The completeness of routine registration of the counterpart in deliberate interpersonal violence in an urban emergency department	3
An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory	3
Intra-puparial development of forensically important Sarcophaga princeps at different constant temperatures	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
Editorial Board	3
WITHDRAWN: Sudden cardiac death: the role of molecular autopsy with next-generation sequencing	3
Fatal overdose of antihypertensive and antidiabetic medications: A case report and a brief review of the literature	3
Loss of Wharton's jelly and fibrosis in umbilical cord stricture area: A case report	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
Death due to extensive aortic dissection with an unusual retrograde extension in a young adult	2
Age estimation at death in individuals over 50 using CT images: An innovative anthropological approach	2
Utilizing a participatory curriculum development approach for multidisciplinary training on the forensic medical evaluation of asylum seekers	2
Insulin murder and the case of Colin Norris	2
The Delhi Cocktail and the crisis of substance use: An autopsy-based pilot study	2
A case report on the reconstruction of arson, corpse burning, and postmortem relocation based on burn trace characteristics	2
Mapping 25 years of forensic and legal medicine research: a multi-database bibliometric and science-mapping analysis (2000–2025)	2
Time since death: The histological chronotanatognostic	2
Examining the role of cyanide poisoning in the autopsies of closed-space fire deaths in Istanbul (Türkiye)	2
Storage of evidence and delayed reporting after sexual assault: Rates and impact factors on subsequent reporting	2
Psychoactive substances in a general forensic autopsy population: prevalence and associations with cause and manner of death	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
Captive bolt guns and suicides: a 15-year Swedish retrospective study	2
Editorial Board	2
Forensic toxicological and analytical aspects of carbamate poisoning – A review	2
Common errors In medico-legal reporting by the first responders at A tertiary trauma unit In North India	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
A primary study of ethanol production in postmortem liver and muscle tissue of rats	2
The prevalence of non-accidental trauma among children with polytrauma: A nationwide level-I trauma centre study	2
Acute concomitant injury and intoxication in complainants of recent sexual assault: A review	2
An approximation to the identification of contexts, experiences, and profiles of victims of drug-facilitated sexual assaults	2
Trigeminal nerve injuries following dental procedures: A retrospective analysis of malpractice claims from 2016 to 2023 in South Korea	2
Assessment of psoas muscle as an alternative matrix for postmortem toxicological screening: qualitative agreement of xenobiotic detection with femoral and cardiac Blood	2
Digital twin technology in forensic mental health	2
An evaluation of Italian medical students attitudes and knowledge regarding forensic medicine	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
Patho-mechanical comparative morpho-characterization of contre-coup injuries of liver by cadaveric experimental simulation for medico-legal and forensic implications	2
Age-at-death estimation based on algorithms for multi-class discriminant analysis using binary and ordinal predictors	2
Ethyl alcohol consumption characteristics of deceased individuals in Lithuania	2
Distribution of Retained Dental Root on Panoramic Radiographs from a Dental Hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia: A Forensic Odontology Perspective	2
Physical health status of individuals convicted of sexual offences: Results from an Australian prisoner cohort	2
Analysis of free-fall bullet injury potential in the cranium via finite elements method	2
Investigative interviews with individuals who perpetrated sex crimes: A scoping review	2
Lanthanide luminescent markers in hollow-point projectiles to facilitate post-mortem ballistic analysis	2
Skin colour, injury rates and sexual violence. Time to even the playing field. A retrospective analysis of 292 forensic medical records	2
Strangulation in sexual homicide: Is it opportunity, victim's vulnerability or sadism?	2
Public prosecutors' perspectives on forensic medical information in non-fatal injury cases in the Netherlands: practices, barriers and recommendations	2
Retrospective cohort study of acute behavioural disturbance in police use of force reports	2
From bite marks to vertical facial phenotype: Investigating the relationship between craniofacial and dental arch parameters using conventional wax and digital models	2
Set up to ‘fail’? Implementing contamination minimisation procedures and environmental monitoring in a Sexual Assault Referral Centre	2
Transfer and persistence of microbiota markers from the human hand to the knife: A preliminary study	2
Tracking devices and Intimate Partner Violence: Dangers beyond benefits highlight the need for legislative regulation	2
Firearm suicides in Sweden	2
Forensic Herald	2
Ethanol concentrations in various biological specimens: Living and postmortem forensic toxicology analysis and comprehensive literature review	2
Purple bowel misdiagnosed as intestinal hemorrhage	2
Self-inflicted hammer blows to the head—Literature and case review	2
Reevaluating the role of pH in rehydration solutions for fingerprint recovery from dried fingertips: an exploratory study	2
Questions of logic in Atlas methods of dental age estimation	2
Transitioning from conventional to digital methods for estimating time since death: a multi-parameter forensic software	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
Sudden infantile death due to left ventricular myocardial ischemia associated with undiagnosed single coronary artery of Lipton's type LII-B	2
Sexual dimorphism and bilateral difference of fingerprint sweat pore among Slovak population	2
Medicolegal study of Egyptian suspicious childhood deaths during 2020–2021	2
Facial growth parameters in Down syndrome: Review of the literature and forensic application for missing persons age progression	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
Rare presentation of multiple sinuses of Valsalva Aneurysms with rupture into the right atrium: An autopsy case	1
The role of artificial intelligence in analyzing clinical malpractice disputes through medical record management	1
Salivary markers of violence - the possible alterations in salivary cortisol levels to identify victims of violence - a systematic review	1
Evaluation of factors associated with intentional non-pharmaceutical poisoning in Iran	1
Perezhivanie: Origin, application, advantages, disadvantages, and impact on forensic medicine teaching	1
Sexual violence via social media	1
Is lateral cephalometric analysis useful to sex estimation in forensic science? A cross-sectional study	1
Anthropometric weight estimation is less accurate than visual weight estimation in forensic postmortem cases in a Swiss population	1
Retrospective analysis of clinical toxicology results from 2017 to 2023: exploring the characteristics and prevalence trends of detected drugs and poisons	1
Trends in the analysis of abrin poisoning for forensic purposes	1
Sexual dimorphism of the twelfth thoracic vertebra for sex determination in the Central Thai population	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
Challenges and considerations in forensic entomology: A comprehensive review	1
Sudden death due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction: A case report	1
Between blunt, sharp and hacking trauma: Observing the characteristics of pickaxe injuries	1
Postmortem computed tomography imaging of negative pressure pulmonary edema induced by rice cakes: A case report	1
Editorial Board	1
Study on forensic diagnostic biomarker combination for acute ischemia heart disease based on postmortem biochemistry	1
Age estimation based on Demirjian's method using third molars in individuals from Southeastern Brazil	1