Medicine, Science and the Law

Medicine, Science and the Law is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering forensic medicine and science. It was established in 1960 and was originally published by Sweet & Maxwell; it is now published by SAGE Publications. It has been the official journal of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences since the journal and Academy were both established. The editor-in-chief is Peter Vanezis (Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.689, ranking it 90th out of 147 journals in the category "Law" and 12th out of 15 journals in the category "Medicine, Legal".