The official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), publishing original investigations, observations, scholarly inquiries and reviews in various branches of the forensic sciences.
Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) covers anthropology, criminalistics, digital and multimedia sciences, engineering and applied sciences, pathology/biology, psychiatry and behavioral science, jurisprudence, odontology, questioned documents, and toxicology. JFS accepts similar submissions dealing with forensic aspects of other sciences and the social sciences, as well as submissions dealing with scientifically sound emerging science disciplines. The content and/or views expressed in the JFS are not necessarily those of the AAFS, the JFS Editorial Board, the organizations with which authors are affiliated, or the publisher of JFS. All manuscript submissions are double-blind peer-reviewed.