Academic Forensic Pathology
Academic Forensic Pathology: The Publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners Foundation (ISSN 1925-3621) is published by Academic Forensic Pathology International. This triple-blinded, peer-reviewed journal is published electronically four times each year.
The Journal follows the Recommendations for Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, the principles of the World Association of Medical Editors, and the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Academic Forensic Pathology: The Publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners Foundation is committed to publishing high quality, timely, and relevant peer reviewed scholarly manuscripts of importance to the practice of forensic pathology. We define forensic pathology as the medical subspecialty wherein practitioners observe, document, and interpret the medicolegal significance of injuries and diseases in both living and deceased humans. Given that, we will review manuscripts on any aspect of:
Death investigation
Forensic medicine including sexual assault/rape
Autopsy pathology
Forensic histopathology
Toxicology
Forensic imaging/radiology
Forensic anthropology
Forensic neuropathology
Cardiovascular pathology
Pulmonary pathology
Other subspecialty organ/tissue pathology of medicolegal relevance
Medical jurisprudence
Forensic photography
Forensic sciences include DNA biology, chemistry, entomology, and botany
Any other area with obvious relevance to the practice of forensic pathology
Christopher Milroy, MD, LLB, LLM, FRCPath, FRCPC, DMJ | Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
Nicholas I. Batalis, MD | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA |
J. Keith Pinckard, MD, PhD | Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, Austin, TX, USA |
Russell T. Alexander, MD | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, MD, USA |
Sam W. Andrews, MD | Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, Austin, TX, USA |
Jonathan L. Arden, MD | Arden Forensics, PC, McLean, VA, USA |
Philip S.L. Beh, MBBS, DMJ, FHKAM (Pathology), FHKCPath, FFFLM | The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China |
Ryan Blumenthal, MD, PhD | University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa |
Andreas Büttner, MD | University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany |
Jim Caruso, MD | Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, Denver, CO, USA |
Kim A. Collins MD, FCAP | Newberry Pathology Associates, Newberry, SC, USA |
David Fowler, MBChB, MMed Path (Forens) | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, MD, USA |
James Gill, MD | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Farmington, CT, USA |
Thomas P. Gilson, MD | Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, Cleveland, OH, USA |
Leslie E. Hamilton, MD, FRCPC | Calgary Laboratory Services and University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada |
Jennifer Hammers, DO | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY, USA |
Walter Kemp, MD, PhD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA |
Laura D. Knight, MD | University of Nevada-Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA |
Kelly C. Lear, MD | Arapahoe County Coroner's Office, Centennial, CO, USA |
Dianne Little, MBBS, FRCPA | Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Southport, Queensland, Australia |
Owen Middleton, MD | Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
Melissa A. Pasquale, MD | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY, USA |
Kathy Pinneri, MD | Montgomery County Forensic Services, Conroe, TX, USA |
Reade A. Quinton, MD | Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, Dallas, TX, USA |
Robert Stoppacher, MD | Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office, Syracuse, NY, USA |
Alfredo E. Walker, MB, BS, FRCPath, DMJ (Path), MFFLM, MCSFS, Dip Teach Train | Forensic Pathologist, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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