Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Academic Forensic Pathology
ISSN 1925-3621 · SAGE
Academic Forensic Pathology: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,900; median 201 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Academic Forensic Pathology is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Restraint-Related Deaths and Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesMedicine15.9%
- Restraint-Related DeathsMedicine8.8%
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.7%
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesMedicine4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 845 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 2021 | 24 | 18 | 83 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
201 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 280 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 233 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (59 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1925-3621
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Academic Forensic Pathology
How long does peer review take at Academic Forensic Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 201 days (interquartile range 130–280 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Academic Forensic Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Academic Forensic Pathology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Academic Forensic Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Academic Forensic Pathology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .