Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Forensic Science International Mind and Law
ISSN 2666-3538 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Forensic Science International Mind and Law: fully open access; APC about USD 2,060; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Title discontinued as of 2024 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forensic Science International Mind and Law is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Criminal Justice and Penology, together about 49.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology19.3%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences17.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences12.2%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences8.2%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology5.9%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology4.1%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 109/1162 | 90th |
| Psychology (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 25/118 | 78th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q2 | 214/580 | 63rd |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 198 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 156 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 124 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 100 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,060 / EUR 1,930 / GBP 1,650 / JPY 255,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,700 | Yes | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-3538
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forensic Science International Mind and Law
How long does peer review take at Forensic Science International Mind and Law?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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 Forensic Science International Mind and Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forensic Science International Mind and Law is indexed in Scopus.
Is Forensic Science International Mind and Law open access, and what is the APC?
Forensic Science International Mind and Law is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,060.
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: .