Journal profile · Pathology
Science & Justice
ISSN 1355-0306 · eISSN 1876-4452 · Forensic Science Society · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Science & Justice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,720; median 142 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science & Justice is published by Forensic Science Society and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forensic and Genetic Research, Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, together about 41% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.9%
- Forensic Fingerprint Detection MethodsSocial Sciences11%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities9.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Digital and Cyber ForensicsComputer Science4.8%
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Legal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, Legal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Legal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 900OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 54 | 13 |
| 2025 | 115 | 48 | 176 |
| 2024 | 92 | 55 | 307 |
| 2023 | 98 | 35 | 535 |
| 2022 | 112 | 46 | 1,011 |
| 2021 | 103 | 23 | 1,539 |
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
142 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (182 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,720 / EUR 3,480 / GBP 2,980 / JPY 461,390 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Forensic Science Society
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1355-0306
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-4452
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science & Justice
What CAS zone is Science & Justice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science & Justice is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, Legal / Pathology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Science & Justice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Science & Justice?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 142 days (interquartile range 104–192 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Science & Justice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science & Justice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Science & Justice open access, and what is the APC?
Science & Justice is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,720.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .