Molecular Forensics at Trial
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 109
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forensic toxicology; pathology; radiology; alcohol use and abuse (in particular markers of chronic excessive drinking); substance use disorders
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the discovery of DNA, forensic genetics has been the cornerstone of molecular evidence in criminal proceedings, used to identify perpetrators, link them to crime scenes, and reconstruct events.
However, over the last two decades, various fields of legal medicine and forensic science have increasingly turned to molecular evidence as proof in court.
We are launching this Special Issue, titled “Molecular Forensics at Trial”, with a dual objective: on one hand, to explore the latest molecular innovations used as evidence in criminal and civil proceedings and, on the other, to critically examine the reliability of expert evidence developed through various forensic disciplines, including molecular pathology, virology, histopathology, radiology, genetics, and toxicology.
As IJMS is a journal of molecular science, all original articles, case studies, and reviews submitted for inclusion in this Special Issue must contain and discuss molecular data.
Dr. Guido Viel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forensic science
- molecular biology
- evidence
- proof
- justice
- trial
- forensic pathology
- forensic genetics
- forensic histology
- forensic toxicology
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