Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Forensic

Forensic science is the application of scientific principles and methods to questions of law, providing objective analysis of physical, biological, and digital evidence to support investigation and adjudication. It is a multidisciplinary field encompassing forensic pathology, toxicology, anthropology, entomology, od…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 87× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2692-5915 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Forensic science is the application of scientific principles and methods to questions of law, providing objective analysis of physical, biological, and digital evidence to support investigation and adjudication. It is a multidisciplinary field encompassing forensic pathology, toxicology, anthropology, entomology, odontology, biology and DNA analysis, trace and pattern evidence, and digital and document examination. Its purpose is to identify individuals, reconstruct events, establish cause and manner of death or injury, and link or exclude suspects and materials through rigorous, reproducible methodology and chain-of-custody discipline. Forensic anthropology and biometrics estimate identity and biological profile from skeletal and anthropometric data, including stature estimation from limb dimensions and craniofacial measurement, while fingerprint analysis exploits the developmental uniqueness of friction-ridge patterns. Forensic entomology uses insect succession and development to estimate post-mortem interval and, through taxonomy, to characterize species of medicolegal importance. Research grounded in this area examines forensic entomology and the discovery of species relevant to it, the embryogenesis and application of fingerprints, correlation of human height with hand dimensions, anthropometric study of nasal and craniofacial indices, comparative anatomy of mandibular neurovascular canals, and quantitative analysis of disputed events. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research in the forensic sciences, addressing the identification, analysis, and interpretation of evidence across anthropological, entomological, biological, and analytical domains in support of medicolegal and investigative practice.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Embryogenesis and Applications of Fingerprints- a review

LH AdamuCorresponding author
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Exact topic International Journal of Human Anatomy Cited by 21 doi:10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-17-1539

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 87 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Forensic, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Advanced Forensic Sciences (ISSN 2692-5915).

Journal editorial board
Athina Vidaki · Netherlands Timothy Palmbach · United States Ozgur Bulut · Germany

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