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Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
A peer-reviewed journal of articles, case reports, editorials, and book reviews. It is edited by Dr. Anil Aggrawal, Professor of Forensic Medicine, at the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Coverage includes s2000-present.

Crime & Clues: The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation
Edited by Daryl W. Clemens, a crime scene technician, this collection contains articles in various fields of forensic sciences written by experts.

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
The full text of articles from 1989 to the present is available on the FBI site. Issues from 1989-1995 are in Zip format.

Forensic Echo: Behavioral & Forensic Sciences in the Courts
Official publication of The Forensic Panel, a Peer Reviewed forensic consultation service in America that assists judges and attorneys on criminal and civil matters. The journal, formerly The Forensic Psychiatry Echo and The Forensic Panel Letter, covers behavioral and forensic sciences in higher court decisions.

Forensic Science Communications
A fulltext, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by personnel of the FBI Laboratory. Coverage includes HTML articles from 1999 to the present.

IABPA Newsletter
The International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts quarterly newsletter includes research articles and case reports.

I.J.D.E.: International Journal of Digital Evidence
A forum, supported by the Economic Crime Institute (ECI) at Utica College, for discussion of theory, research, policy, and practice in the rapidly changing field of digital evidence. Submissions are peer reviewed by the Editorial Board, in some cases, by invited peer reviewers. Coverage includes Spring 2002-present.

In the Spotlight: Forensic Science
NCJRS, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, has compiled a list of resources to help provide a basic foundation of knowledge in forensic science. Sections include: Legislation, Publications, Programs, Training & Technical Assistance, Grants & Funding, and Related Resources.

Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
An official, peer-reviewed publication of the Indian Congress of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (ICFMT). Topics include clinical forensic medicine, forensic pathology, toxicology, forensic psychiatry, forensic science, anthropology, traffic medicine, victimology, environmental hazards, torture medicine and human rights and criminology, and criminalistics.

Information Bulletin for Shoeprint/Toolmark Examiners
The newsletter of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes Marks Working Group with the purpose of delivering information of interest to marks examiners.

INTERfaces
The newsletter of the Forensic Science Society, coverage from 1998-present includes brief articles and case reports on scenes of crime work and forensic science.

International Journal of Drug Testing
A multidisciplinary, refereed journal devoted to the publication of scientific research, technical applications, policy, and other issues pertinent to the use of various biological specimens for evaluating exposure to psychoactive drugs. The journal is housed at Florida State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Scientific Testimony: An Online Journal
Articles, news reports, and commentary about the use of scientific evidence in legal proceedings. Artciles are subject to editorial review, and in some cases, peer-review.

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Journals and Magazines: Subscription Required

AFTE Journal
The official peer-reviewed publication of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners.

American Journal of Clinical Pathology
The official peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Original articles on new examination and documentation procedures. Coverage includes case reports, technical notes on new examination devices, and reports of medicolegal practices worldwide.

American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
The official publication of the American College of Forensic Psychiatry.

American Journal of Forensic Psychology
The official publication of The American College of Forensic Psychology.

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
The official journal of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
The official journal of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences.

British Journal of Forensic Practice
Keeps readers abreast of new thinking and the latest policy and practice-based developments across mental health, learning disabilities, and child protection; as well as providing updates on nursing, prisons, police, and law. It is currently only available in paper.

Bulletin of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
Alternately titled the TIAFT Bulletin, this is the quarterly publication of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists.

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal
The official journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science.

Digital Investigation: The International Journal of Digital Forensics & Incident Response
A peer-reviewed journal bringing together the growing global community interested in digital forensics.

Evidence Technology Magazine
Published for the crime-scene investigation units of law-enforcement agencies. It is dedicated to the technology of evidence collection, processing, and preservation.

Fingerprint Whorld: The International Journal of the Fingerprint Society
Official publication of The Fingerprint Society. It is only available in paper.

Forensic Examiner
The official peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute.

Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor
A monthly newsletter written with the specific intent of keeping the reader up-to-date on the latest breaking scientific issues relating to drug testing and drug abuse.

Forensic Science International
An international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice.

Forensic Toxicology
The official publication of the Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology, this title continues the Japanese Journal of Forensic Toxicology.

Fraud Magazine
A bimonthly magazine from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners devoted to timely, insightful articles on white-collar crime and fraud examination techniques.

Human Biology: The International Journal of Population Biology and Genetics
A world-wide forum for state-of-the-art ideas, methods, and techniques in the field.

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
A multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and information among professionals concerned with the interface of law and psychiatry.

International Journal of Legal Medicine
Official publication of the International Academy of Legal Medicine.

International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law: Forensic Linguistics
A peer-reviewed journal on forensic linguistics.

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Qualitative and quantitative results relating to forensic applications of analytical pyrolysis.

Journal of Analytical Toxicology
An international peer-reviewed toxicology journal devoted to the timely dissemination of scientific communications concerning potentially toxic substance and drug identification, isolation, and quantitation.

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine
Official journal of The Association of Forensic Physicians, the Australian College of Legal Medicine, and the British Association in Forensic Medicine.

Journal of Forensic Accounting
An independent international forum for the publication of research dealing with the models and methodologies of investigative and forensic accounting.

Journal of Forensic Document Examination
The official publication of The Association of Forensic Document Examiners.

Journal of Forensic Economics
A peer-reviewed, academic research journal pertaining to the application of economics to litigation matters.

Journal of Forensic Identification
The official publication of the International Association for Identification, fulltext of all articles in pdf format can be purchased on CD-ROM through the Association.

Journal of Forensic Nursing
The official journal of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice
A forum for disseminating timely and practical developments to the forensic psychology practitioner and professional.

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
Publishes in-depth case studies, current research and short articles on mental health, crime and the law.

Journal of Forensic Sciences
2006-Present
1972-2005
The official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Journal of Legal Economics
A peer-reviewed journal of articles related top the intermingling of economics and the law.

Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
The official journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners.

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
The official journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
The official journal of the National Association of Document Examiners.

Legal and Criminological Psychology
Original papers which advance professional and scientific knowledge in the field of legal and criminological psychology broadly defined.

Legal Medicine
The official peer-reviewed journal of the Japanese Society of Legal Medicine.

Medicine and Law: An International Journal
An international publication dealing with medico legal issues.

Medicine, Science and the Law
The official journal of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Science & Justice
2007-Present
2001-2006
The official peer-reviewed journal of the Forensic Science Society.

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