Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine

ISSN: 2445-4249

The Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine (Revista Española de Medicina Legal), first published in 1974, is the official Journal of the National Association of Forensic Physicians (la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses). The Journal publishes scientific articles of different topics in the field of legal and forensic medicine which are represented as a learning tool of the specialty that gives the reader an update of different topics in the field of legal and forensic medicine. It also serves as continuing education in practical aspects of the daily work of the forensic physician in the field of the Administration of Justice. The Journal incorporates all groups- forensic physicians, specialists in legal and forensic medicine, university teachers, psychiatrists and psychologists, experts in the assessment of body injury, scientific police and legal experts interested in the subject.

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Citescore 2023

1.9

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SJR 2023

0.217

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SNIP 2023

0.445

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Time to first decision

49 days

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Vol. 52. Issue 1.

(January - March 2026)

Editorial article

Quality in institutes of legal medicine and forensic sciences

Rosa Ana Marcos Ramos, Mar Pastor Bravo, Marta Grijalba-Mazo

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Original article

Comparative study between post mortem computed tomography and autopsy: Experience at an institute of legal medicine and forensic sciences

David Martínez-Esquiva, Juan Pedro Hernández del Rincón, Cristina Sánchez Pérez, Eulalia Moya Cánovas, Úrsula María Gil Martínez, Eduardo Osuna

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Medico-legal perspective on criminal responsibility in individuals with mental disorders

Ruth Salmón Maroto

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Pregabalin use in drug-facilitated sexual assault cases

Lokmane Dali Braham, Feriel Hadji, Abderrahmane Kori Yahia, Imane Bekkouche, Souad Nagoudi, Dalanda Benchrik, Nour El Yakine Keraghel, Mohamed Amine Kerdoun, ... Rachid Belhadj

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Legislative reforms and medico-legal problems related to permanent disability as a cause for termination of employment contracts

M. Teófila Vicente-Herrero, Pilar Moreno-Torres, Carmen Muñoz Ruipérez, Luisa Capdevila García, M. Victoria Ramírez Iñiguez de la Torre, José Ignacio Torres Alberich, Alfonso Torres Vicente, Santiago Delgado Bueno

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Special article

Successful strategies for digital transformation in the Institutes of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences

Mar Pastor-Bravo, Ezequiel Domínguez-Lucena, Marta Grijalba-Mazo, Eneko Barbería-Marcalain, Rosana Marcos-Ramos, Alfonso Colorado-Casado de Amezua, Carmen Negre-Muñoz

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Forensic medical case

Suicide with propofol: A case report

Esperanza Navarro Escayola, Clara Vega Vega

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