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Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Forensic Science International: Genetics is an international journal dedicated to forensic genetics and serves as the official journal of the International Society for Forensic Genetics. It publishes work on forensic applications of human and non-human DNA polymorphisms, paternity and kinship testing, criminal casework, human remains identification, population genetics, DNA typing methodologies, biostatistics, evaluation of DNA evidence, standards, quality assurance, criminal DNA databases, and ethical and legal issues related to forensic genetics.
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Subject
Genetics & Heredity, Medicine, Legal
Impact Factor
3.1
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Hybrid
ISSN
1872-4973
eISSN
1878-0326
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
USD 4770 APC for open access; no open access publication fee for subscription publication.
Submission Instructions
Forensic Science International Genetics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Original Research Papers (Regular Papers)
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be organized as Title, Name(s) of author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied/methods/techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and separate article highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any generative AI-created images must be disclosed in the relevant image captions.
References
References must be numbered in order of appearance and cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. Journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA, and any reference cited within the article must appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures and other graphical media must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be submitted as editable text with captions and cited consecutively in the text, and all figures must have captions and be cited and numbered in order of appearance.
Review Articles
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be concise and factual and is not stated to require a structured format.
Manuscript
Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords and separate article highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any generative AI-created images must be disclosed in the image captions and the general Generative AI disclosure statement.
References
References must be cited using numbered square-bracket citations. References must be numbered in the order of appearance and journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and figures must be cited in the text, numbered by order of appearance, and provided with captions explaining any symbols or abbreviations.
Forensic Population Genetics - Original Paper
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be organized as Title, Name(s) of author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied/methods/techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References, and original research articles must contain sufficient detail and references to permit replication. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, article highlights of 3 to 5 bullet points submitted as a separate editable file, disclosure in each image caption and the general disclosure statement if generative AI is used to create images, and Forensic Population Genetics papers must contain information on population description and quality control.
References
References must be cited numerically in square brackets in the text. References must be numbered in the order of appearance, every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and vice versa, and journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be supplied and uploaded as separate files. Tables must be submitted as editable text with captions and cited consecutively in the text, and figures must each have a caption and be cited and numbered according to their order of appearance.
Short Communications
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be organized as Title, Name(s) of author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied, methods, techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References, with clearly defined section headings. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and separate article highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any generative AI-created images must be disclosed in the relevant image caption.
References
References must be numbered in the order they appear in the article and cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. Journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript as editable text, while figures must be uploaded as separate files. All tables and figures must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and accompanied by captions.
Case Reports
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be concise and factual and is not specified as structured.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be organized as Title, Name(s) of author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied, methods, techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References, with clearly defined section headings. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and article highlights provided as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any AI-generated images must be disclosed in the relevant image captions and in the general Generative AI disclosure statement.
References
References must be cited numerically in square brackets. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the article, every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and vice versa, and journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and figures must be separately numbered, cited in the text, and accompanied by captions explaining any symbols or abbreviations.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be concise and factual and no structured format is specified.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be organized as Title, Name(s) of author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied, methods, techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References, with clearly defined section headings. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, submission must include 3 to 5 highlights in a separate editable file, and any generative AI-created images must be disclosed in the relevant image captions and the general Generative AI disclosure statement.
References
References must be cited numerically in square brackets in the text and numbered in the order of appearance. Journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA, references cited in the abstract must be given in full, and every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Tables must appear in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and all figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript text with captions provided.
Forensic Population Genetics - Short Communication
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Short Communication manuscripts must be submitted in table format. The manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords and article highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any generative AI-created images must be disclosed in the image captions and in the general Generative AI disclosure statement.
References
References must be cited numerically in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order they appear in the article, and journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript as editable text, while figures must be supplied as separate files. All tables and figures must be cited and numbered consecutively in the text, each table and figure must have a caption, and table notes must appear below the table body.
Forensic Population Genetics - Correspondence
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract must be provided. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript must be written as a short letter to the editor summarizing the relevant information. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords, 3 to 5 article highlights in a separate editable file, and frequency data as an electronic supplement.
References
References must be numbered in the order they appear in the article and cited in the text using square brackets. Journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Figures & Tables
The anonymized manuscript must contain tables, while figures and other graphical media must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be submitted as editable text with captions and cited consecutively in the manuscript text.
Rapid Communications
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Rapid Communications should not exceed 5 printed journal pages. Manuscript should be organized as Title, Name(s) of author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied/methods/techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References, with clearly defined section headings. The submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and article highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points, and any generative AI-created images must be disclosed in each image caption and in the general Generative AI disclosure statement.
References
References must be numbered in order of appearance and cited in the text using square brackets. Journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to LTWA, and any reference cited in the abstract must be given in full.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be uploaded as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and be cited consecutively in the text, and all artwork must have a caption with any symbols or abbreviations explained.
Letters To The Editor
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be concise and factual and is presented as unstructured.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be organized in the order Title, author names, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material studied/methods/techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References, with clearly defined section headings. Include 1 to 7 English keywords and provide article highlights as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each.
References
References must be numbered in order of appearance and cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. Journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA, and any reference cited in the article must appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be included in the anonymized manuscript, while figures must be supplied as separate files. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and figures must be cited in the text, numbered by order of appearance, and provided with captions.
Recent Publications
COSA: A consolidated methylation-based prediction panel for body fluid/tissue of origin, smoking status, and chronological age using amplicon-based massively parallel sequencing
Soo-Bin Yang, Ga Hyung Kim, Moon Hyun So, Soong Deok Lee, Hwan Young Lee
10.1016/j.fsigen.2026.103544
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Targeting ultrashort fragments: Development and validation of a 44-InDel panel for highly degraded DNA
Ye Li, Yuepeng Wang, Xiaoyi Fu, Qiheng Xie, Jienan Li, Jifeng Cai
10.1016/j.fsigen.2026.103545
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SiMSen-Seq STR sequencing across five laboratories enables lowered noise thresholds and improved allele calling
Arvid H. Gynnå, Maja Sidstedt, Kevin M. Kiesler, Adam Staadig, Åsa Lindgren, Firaol Tamiru Kebede, Joakim Håkansson, Carolyn R. Steffen, Tobias Österlund, Yalda Bogestål, Andreas Tillmar, Peter M. Vallone, Anders Ståhlberg, Johannes Hedman
10.1016/j.fsigen.2026.103548
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Transferring a microhaplotype-specific probabilistic genotyping model from targeted amplification to hybridization capture: A proof-of-concept study of a 100-locus panel for DNA mixtures
Chun Yang, Yueyan Cao, Yuting Wang, Yuhan Hu, Tingyun Hou, Haoyu Wang, Tiantian Shan, Qiang Zhu, Ji Zhang
10.1016/j.fsigen.2026.103549
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Evaluation of AutoMate and EZ2 extraction methods with surface cleaning pretreatments for ancient DNA recovery from pre-Hispanic individual using STR and SNP analyses
María Teresa Navarro-Romero, Ana Julia Aguirre-Samudio, Cecilia Martínez-Campos, Daniel Hernández-Ramírez, Wendolyn Martínez-Romero
10.1016/j.fsigen.2026.103547
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
6 days from submission to first decision; 42 days from submission to decision after review; 126 days from submission to acceptance; 3 days from acceptance to online publication.
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Open access APC: USD 4770 excluding taxes. Subscription publication: no open access publication fee.
Reformat to Forensic Science International Genetics using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
Forensic and Genetic Research
Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
Genetic diversity and population structure
Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Identification and Quantification in Food
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Race, Genetics, and Society
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Human auditory perception and evaluation
Educational Robotics and Engineering
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Gene expression and cancer classification
Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
melanin and skin pigmentation
Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods