Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Fa yi xue za zhi
ISSN 1004-5619 · Ministry of Justice, Institute of Forensic Sciences · China
Fa yi xue za zhi: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 50 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 1,985 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fa yi xue za zhi is published by Ministry of Justice, Institute of Forensic Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forensic and Genetic Research, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Forensic Medicine is aimed to disseminate information on new theories, new technologies and new methods of forensic medicine and its related disciplines, and committed to supporting judicial justice, implementing the rule of law, promoting academic exchanges among professionals, and facilitating the development of forensic medicine studies. The publishing scope includes forensic pathology, forensic clinical medicine, forensic genetics, forensic psychiatry, forensic toxicology, forensic entomology and drug analysis, medical disputes, forensic identification of medical accidents and traffic accident identification, etc. The journal welcomes not only innovative scientific research achievements funded by high-level projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation, but also techniques and experience sharing articles that are practical to daily work, providing forensic medical professionals with new trends, new progress, new technology and new experience for scientific research, education and judicial investigation. The columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Case Reports, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Editor-in-chief CONG BinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 86%); most named Mainland China 6, United States 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
- Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesMedicine10.4%
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.2%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Restraint-Related DeathsMedicine4.3%
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Q4 | 167/209 | 20th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CNKI, Wanfang Data, Weipu, Chaoxing, EBSCO HostPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,985Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CNY 9,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | CNY 600 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- YUA 200
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12
- case reportThe journal welcomes original research articles, case studies, reviews, newsletters, comments written in Chinese in forensic pathology, forensic clinical scienc…Length not stated
- case reportsThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
- cases analysisThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
- commentThe journal welcomes original research articles, case studies, reviews, newsletters, comments written in Chinese in forensic pathology, forensic clinical scienc…Length not stated
- experience exchangeThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
- newsletterThe journal welcomes original research articles, case studies, reviews, newsletters, comments written in Chinese in forensic pathology, forensic clinical scienc…Length not stated
- original articleThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
- original researchThe journal welcomes original research articles, case studies, reviews, newsletters, comments written in Chinese in forensic pathology, forensic clinical scienc…Length not stated
- research briefingThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes original research articles, case studies, reviews, newsletters, comments written in Chinese in forensic pathology, forensic clinical scienc…Length not stated
- standard forumThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
- technology and applicationThe columns of the journal are: Original Article, Technology and Application, Cases Analysis, Review, Experience Exchange, Research Briefing, Standard Forum, Ca…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Articles published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
Permitted third party reuse of the articles published by the journal is defined by the following user license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access since 2022; all articles immediately and permanently available online free of charge. Model summary
Journal of Forensic Medicine flipped to open access journal in 2022. After that time, all articles, once published, would be immediately and permanently available online for readers to read and download free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
The journal adopts double-blind review system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using CNKI and Daya repetition detection systems; multiple submissions rejected. Model summary
The journal uses the repetition detection system developed by CNKI and Daya to test all manuscripts. Multiple submission is unacceptable. If multiple submission or plagiarism is found, the editorial office will reject any submission from the author within 2 years, and will notify the author’s institutes and other journals within the field.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Accepted manuscripts published simultaneously in print and online. Model summary
The journal is indexed by a series of databases at home and abroad. All manuscripts accepted by this journal will be published simultaneously in print journal and online.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ministry of Justice, Institute of Forensic Sciences
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 1004-5619
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 3 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fa yi xue za zhi
How long does peer review take at Fa yi xue za zhi?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Fa yi xue za zhi based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 86%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (6) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fa yi xue za zhi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fa yi xue za zhi is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fa yi xue za zhi open access, and what is the APC?
Fa yi xue za zhi is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .