Korean J Leg Med.  2004 Oct;28(2):1-5.

Analysis of Articles on International Forensic Journals for the Recent 5 Years

• Yoo SH
• Lee SD
• Park JT
• Lee YS

Abstract

As times go by, the objects and subjects of researches have changed. Forensic medicine and science can not be escaped. To overview the international changes and trend of forensic medicine and science, we gathered abstracts of 3,354 articles from 5 outstanding international journals, those are (1) Forensic Science International, (2) Journal of Forensic Science, (3) American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, (4) Medicine, Science and the Law, (5) International Journal of Legal Medicine. There were 1,226 articles (36.6%) on forensic pathology, followed by forensic genetics (902 articles, 26.9%), toxicology (549 articles, 16.4%), forensic sciences (445 articles, 13.3%) and medical law & criminal psychology (232 articles, 6.9%). Corresponding authors from 4 countries (USA, Great Britain, Germany and Japan) took more than half of total corresponding authors. And there were 27 articles (0.8%) from Korea. This article will introduce us an overview of international trend of forensic researches.

Keyword

Overview; Forensic medicine and science; Journal

MeSH Terms

Criminal Psychology
Forensic Genetics
Forensic Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Sciences
Germany
Great Britain
Jurisprudence
Korea
Pathology
Toxicology
United Nations