Forensic Science and Crime Research [Call for Paper]

About the Opportunity

Boffin Access invites researchers and scholars to submit original academic manuscripts to Forensic Science and Crime Research, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on scientific and technological approaches to forensic investigation and crime research.

The journal provides a publication avenue for scholarly contributions that advance forensic science, strengthen scientific approaches to criminal investigation, and promote research and professional development in the field.

This opportunity may be relevant to forensic science students, criminology researchers, criminal justice scholars and interdisciplinary researchers seeking to contribute to the advancement of forensic knowledge.

Suggested Research Areas

Researchers may consider submitting original work relevant to the journal's scope, including:

• Forensic biology, DNA profiling and forensic genetics

• Forensic chemistry and toxicology

• Crime scene investigation and evidence collection

• Fingerprint examination and trace evidence analysis

• Digital forensics and cybercrime investigation

• Forensic medicine and forensic anthropology

• Criminalistics and scientific methods of crime detection

• Emerging forensic technologies and artificial intelligence

• Scientific evidence, expert testimony and evidentiary reliability

• Interdisciplinary approaches to forensic science and crime research

Note: These are suggested topic areas, not a verbatim list of the journal's accepted subjects. Authors should verify the journal's official aims and scope before submitting.

Submission Guidelines

Interested authors should:

1. Review the journal's aims, scope and author guidelines.

2. Prepare an original manuscript that makes a clear scholarly contribution.

3. Ensure that the manuscript follows the journal's formatting and referencing requirements.

4. Include relevant ethical approvals, consent statements, conflict-of-interest disclosures, funding information and data availability statements, where applicable.

5. Disclose the use of AI tools in accordance with the journal's policies, where applicable.

6. Submit the manuscript through the journal's official submission portal.

Important: Before submitting, verify the journal's publication fees, indexing status, peer-review procedures, publication timelines and manuscript requirements directly with the publisher.

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