The Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences is the official publication of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences and helps the Academy meet its Objects.

The Academy invites submission of review articles, research papers, commentaries, book reviews and correspondence relevant to Objects of the Academy. The Editorial policy is to attempt to represent the law, medicine and science and to promote active discussions of the relevant issues of the time as they affect the professional practice of the forensic sciences. The Journal is not restricted to contributions only from Australian authors but it will attempt to represent issues of particular relevance to Australia and its region.

The meetings of the Academy normally include a plenary presentation and the Journal will seek to publish these presentations where appropriate.

Peer review policy

Plenaries, commentaries and review articles will normally be subject to a single review. Research papers will normally be subject to a double anonymized review.

The Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences, founded in 1967 by the late Dr Oscar R Schmalzbach OBE, aims to bring together learned individuals from the broad areas of the law, medicine and science who are interested in the forensic application of their disciplines.

The Objects of the Academy are:

    to encourage the study, improve the practice, and advance the knowledge of the forensic sciences;

    to establish and maintain an Education and Research Fund for the purposes of the Objects;

    to hold meetings;

    to publish such material as is calculated to further the Objects; and

    to generally do all things as may be calculated to widen, improve and develop the education and knowledge both of these actively concerned in the pursuit of the forensic sciences and the public.

Editor: 
Daniel Franklin -   Associate Professor, University of Western Australia, Australia
Associate Editor: 
Ambika Flavel 
Assistant Editors:   
Professor Gary Edmond
Professor  Chris Lennard 

Editor Emeritus: 
David Bell 
James Robertson
Editorial Board: 
Associate Professor Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo 
Dr Michael Collins PSM 
Professor Stephen Cordner AM 
Dr Denise Donlon 
Professor Olaf Drummer 
Professor Shari Forbes 
Professor Ian Freckelton SC 
Emeritus Professor D. Brynn Hibbert AM FRSN 
Professor Paul Kirkbride 
Professor Adrian Linnacre 
Associate Professor Glenn Porter 
Hon Richard Refshauge 
Distinguished Professor Claude Roux 
Mr John CP Rowe 
Professor James Wallman 
Dr Simon Walsh PSM
For more information on the  Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences please visit the webpage:   http://www.forensicacademy.org/