About the Journal

  • The Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (JFMT) is a peer-reviewed, hybrid, bi-annual journal with a broad international perspective. The journal is dedicated to all branches of Forensic Medicine, Legal Medicine, Toxicology and allied sciences for the administration of justice. Specifically, the Journal encourages research articles that explore principles of forensic practice in contact with judicial system, practice of toxicology; and articles related to medical litigation, medical law and medico-legal issues arising out of day-to-day practice. The journal is an official publication of Medicolegal Society (regd.). The journal was initiated in year 1984 and passing through 42nd year of its publication in 2025.
  • The Journal promotes collaborative research among forensic experts, research scholars, scientists, the occupation health hazard industry and healthcare professionals. The journal accepts submissions of original research, editorials, review articles, case series, case reports, systematic reviews and book reviews in relevant areas.

  • INDEXING
    It has been assigned International standard serial No. print-0971-1929 and electronic-0974-4568. The Journal is indexed / covered with Scopus, Embase, Embase Excerpta, CNKI scholar, Google Scholar, EBSCO discovery and Indian citation index.
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Current Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (Jan-Mar)
Published: 2025-04-30

Original Research Article

Editorial

  • Altmetrics – beyond the bibliometrics: a new tool for online attention to the publication

    Utsav Parekh, Sanjay Gupta (Author)
    1-4
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.1

Case Series

  • ACCESSORY NIPPLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMIC DISEASES: A CASE SERIES AND LITERATURE REVIEW

    Sunil, Shrayash Singh, Shubham Verma, Mukta Rani, Shashank Tyagi (Author)
    133-139
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.20

Review Article

  • TEACHING FORENSIC MEDICINE IN SAUDI ARABIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

    Imran Sabri (Author)
    100-106
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.16

  • INSIGHTS INTO POST-MORTEM INTERVAL ESTIMATION: EXPLORING BIOLOGICAL MARKERS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE

    Pooja V Menon, G.B Aravind (Author)
    107-115
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.17

  • KRAIT BITE MANAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND PATIENTS OUTCOME: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    Rajiv Ratan Singh, Chandra Prakash, Santosh Kumar, Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Sachin Kumar Tripathi, Shobhna Yadav (Author)
    116-126
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.18

  • Unveiling truth of Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Medicine and Education – better late than never

    Shankar Bakkannavar, Utsav Parekh, Sanjay Gupta (Author)
    127-132
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.19

Original Article

Case Study

  • SILENT INTRUDER: A CASE OF INTRA CRANIAL FOREIGN BODY INSERTION AND ITS MEDICOLEGAL IMPLICATIONS

    Chandrakala Gadige, Akhilesh Pathak (Author)
    140-144
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.21

  • A DEADLY ENCOUNTER: LIGHTNING STRIKE ON A BOAT

    Jagadish Rao Padubidri, Varun Krishna B, Matthew Antony Manoj, Tanya Singh, Pavanchand Shetty H, Therese Mary, Bhanu Thejaswi Pallempati (Author)
    145-149
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.22

  • SUDDEN DEATH CAUSED BY THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM RUPTURE

    Vinoth G, Ajmal BL, Mahabalesh Shetty (Author)
    150-154
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.23

  • USE OF HUMAN CORD BLOOD AS DNA EVIDENCE IN PATERNITY DISPUTES: A CASE STUDY

    BK Mohapatra, Seema Dagar, Kangana Aggarwal, Chittaranjan Behera (Author)
    155-158
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.24

  • BOTANICAL ELIXIRS: A RARE CASE OF SUICIDAL POISONING WITH A FLOWER STIMULANT

    Siddhartha Das, Arya K Anil, Bhawana A Badhe, Shanmugam Devarajan, S Vikram (Author)
    159-163
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.25

From the Desk of Editor

  • Journey of Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology and way forwards

    Sanjay Gupta (Author)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.E
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