An International journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine publishes topical articles on aspects of forensic and legal medicine. Specifically, the Journal supports research that explores the medical principles of care and forensic assessment of individuals, whether adult or child, in contact with the judicial system. It is a fully peer-review hybrid journal with a broad international perspective. It is the official journal for the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians.

The Journal accepts submissions of original research, review articles, and pertinent case studies, editorials, and commentaries in relevant areas of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Context of Practice, and Education and Training. All aspects of the medical principles of care and forensic assessment of individuals in contact with the judicial system are examined and the journal has a broad international perspective.

Topics covered in the journal include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following, particularly within the clinical setting:
Forensic medicine training, forensic medicine national systems
Healthcare in police and prison custody, death in custody and restraint injuries
Death investigation and causes of death
Suicide, para-suicide and deliberate self-harm
Child abuse and neglect
Interpersonal violence, assault and injury, personal injury, elder abuse, domestic violence
Sexual assault
Human rights when involving refugee and asylum medicine
Traffic and transportation medicine
Drug and alcohol misuse, drink and drug driving
Medical law and medical negligence
Mass disaster
Torture
Extra-judicial deaths
Human rights
The Journal adheres to strict publication ethical guidelines, and actively supports a culture of inclusive and representative publication.

Research Paper
Review article
Short Communication
Clinical Practice
Leading Article
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
Book Review

Editor-in-Chief
Professor T. Thompson
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Email Professor T. Thompson
Consulting Editor-in-Chief
J. Payne-James
Associate Editors
W. Duijst
Maastricht, Netherlands
M. Stark
London, United Kingdom
International Editorial Board
A. Aggrawal
New Delhi, India
R. Akcan
Ankara, Turkey
D. Alempijevic
Belgrade, Serbia
P. Beh
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
S. Black
Dundee, United Kingdom
T. Bleetman
Kettering, United Kingdom
C. Brooker
Egham, United Kingdom
R. W. Byard
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
P. Chariot
Bondy, France
J. Clark
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
N. Clements
Leeds, United Kingdom
D. Cusack
Dublin, Ireland
S. D'Errico
Roma, Italy
M. Devlin
York, England, UK
G. Fernie
Edinburgh, UK
A. Franco
Moscow, Russian Federation
J. Gall
Parkville, Australia
C. E. Garrido Varas
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
G. Gudjonsson
London, United Kingdom
C. Hall
Victoria, BC, Canada
A.W. Jones
Stockholm, Sweden
N.P. Lemos
San Francisco, CA, United States
C. Lincoln
Queensland, Northern Territory, Australia
C. Long
Shanghai, China
P. Lumb
Sheffield, UK
T. Magalhães
Porto, Portugal
R.G. Menezes
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
R. Metcalf
Fort Worth, TX, United States
K. Nadesan
Parkes, NSW, Australia
D. Nuno Vieira
Coimbra, Portugal
C. Palmiere
Lausanne, Switzerland
V. R. Parekh
Canberra, Australia
M. Phillips
Subiaco Po, Australia
D. Ranson
Clayton, VIC, Australia
G. Roberts
London, United Kingdom
C. Seymour
London, United Kingdom
J.L. Thomsen
Odense, Denmark
K. Töró
Budapest, Hungary
G. Tully
Birmingham, UK
G. Vilke
La Jolla, CA, United States
M. Welner
New York, New York, United States
A. Williams
Southbank, VIC, Australia