International Journal of Forensic Odontology

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AIMS AND SCOPE

International Journal of Forensic Odontology is an open access peer-reviewed journal launched in 2016 with the aims:

1. To promote the practice, education and research specifically related to Forensic Odontology.

2. To bridge the gap between General dentistry and Forensic Odontology

3. To publish the most innovative and recent contributions across the forensic odontology.

4. To promote the exchange of current and innovative procedures as well as basic and clinical research in all areas of forensics

5. To promote graduate, postgraduate and post doc research in the field of forensics and to focus on clinical research to enable researchers and scientists to communicate their findings to the rest of the community.

Fields include: Forensic odontology, forensic pathology and histochemistry, toxicology, biology, serology, odontology, psychiatry, anthropology, digital forensics, the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, as well as investigations of value to public health in its broadest sense, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law.

International Journal of Forensic Odontology offers comprehensive and pioneering coverage within the forensic sciences and beyond, disseminating ground-breaking discoveries, highly specialised research, and foundational science across the family of publications.

Scope of Journal:

International Journal of Forensic Odontology covers the topic of forensics where the application of dental evidence to both criminal and civil law. This can include identifying sexual abuse; personal identification of the deceased, especially in cases of mass disaster or when facial recognition is inconclusive; or in determining ages of unidentified victims and criminal investigation. The validity of the science of forensic odontology has come into question over the last few decades, especially as DNA analysis has been more heavily relied on since the 1990s. As convictions continue to be overturned due to insufficient evidence, especially in cases which almost solely relied on dental evidence, experts continue to question the full validity of forensic odontology as a standalone practice.

The disciplines within the forensic odontology profession have expanded beyond dental identifications to include recognition and reporting of child and elder abuse, age assessment, and bitemark analysis. It assists the courts in resolution of civil litigation disputes involving violation of the standard of care and cases involving potential insurance fraud.

Present trends involves Bitmap, Pre-Disaster Management, Disaster victim identification, Facial Reconstruction and Facial Superimposition, DNA analysis, Age and gender determination.