Analysis of Articles on International Forensic Journals for the Recent 5 Years.
- Author:
Seong Ho YOO
1
;
Soong Deok LEE
;
Jong Tae PARK
;
Yoon Seong LEE
Author Information
1. Scientific Investigation Laboratory, Ministry of National Defense, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Overview;
Forensic medicine and science;
Journal
- MeSH:
Criminal Psychology;
Forensic Genetics;
Forensic Medicine;
Forensic Pathology;
Forensic Sciences;
Germany;
Great Britain;
Jurisprudence;
Korea;
Pathology;
Toxicology;
United Nations
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2004;28(2):1-5
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
