Feature Papers in Forensic Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to launch this new Special Issue of Forensic Sciences. At the foundation of any thriving society lies a delicate balance between three vital pillars: forensic science/justice, education, and health. When these domains operate in synergy, they contribute not only to justice and safety but also to the overall well-being, awareness, and resilience of a population. Forensic sciences, as a research field, has always lagged behind compared to education and health evolution. This Special Issue celebrates the landmark achievement of the journal Forensic Sciences receiving an updated CiteScore of 2.9 and being accepted for inclusion in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of the Web of Science. This reflects the high standards of our journal, which is dedicated to advancing excellence in scientific research. I am particularly delighted as I have been a part of this journey since the very beginning. Research integrity within this critical area of our society was always our main focus. In this context, the Forensic Sciences journal and MPDI proudly offer science-based research to the justice pillar of society.

Accordingly, this Special Issue aims to continue with the major objective of collecting high-quality submissions in the research field of forensic sciences. We encourage researchers from various fields within the journal’s scope to contribute papers highlighting the latest developments in their area of expertise or to invite relevant experts and colleagues to do so. The topic of this Special Issue includes all major subspecialties of forensic sciences as we believe in a transdisciplinary approach and that there should be no boundaries between them. This Special Issue also seeks to affirm that forensic science has earned, by its own merit, recognition as an autonomous science—an organized system of knowledge that aims to understand and explain natural, social, and technological phenomena through rigorous methods, systematic observation, experimentation, and analysis.

Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome. Authors are welcome to send short paper proposals for this Special Issue to our Editorial Office (forensicsci@mdpi.com) prior to submission.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forensic Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.