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Special Issue: Forensic Document Examination

This special issue includes an editorial, two review, three research articles and one rapid communication from leading scientists in the field that further the discussion on forensic document examination. Video introductions to the issue by the Guest Editors are available to view at https://youtu.be/cJ1I4E2kfi4 and https://youtu.be/evXCudzoXzw

Guest Editors: Carolyne Bird from Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, Australia and Xu Yang of the Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China.

This special issue showcases research and commentary across a range of forensic document examinations and topics, demonstrating the continued relevance and shifting focus of the field.
The contributions have been made by experts hailing from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, providing a global snapshot. These articles focus on the frontier issues of handwriting and questioned document examination and contribute fruitful research to the discipline.

This special issue of Forensic Sciences Research showcases the work of FDEs worldwide, providing readers with new information and ideas while fostering a stronger sense of community.

Articles published in the issue include:

Editorial
Forensic document examination: a global snapshot
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owaf001
Carolyne Lindsay Bird and Xu Yang

Review Articles
Error mitigation in forensic handwriting examination: the examiner’s perspective
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae065
Nicole Crown, Raymond Marquis, Erich Kupferschmid, Tomasz Dziedzic, Diana Belic, and Dorijan Kerzan

I have a question about evaluative reporting: a comprehensive collection of FAQs
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae062
Ronald Brent Ostrum

Original Articles
Characterizing pen strokes produced using various commercially available thermochromic inks
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae055
Mario Alejandro Alvarez Cordeiro, and Catalina Gondikas

An experimental study on distinguishing gel pen ink stains using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy combined with the K-means algorithm
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae066
Yiting Yuan, Yu Tao, and Da Qin

Dynamic signatures: a mathematical approach to analysis
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae067
Jessica Baleiro Okado, Erick Simões da Camara e Silva, and Priscila Dias Sily

Rapid Communication
Succeeding together: the power of collaboration between forensic and criminal intelligence
https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owae054
Maralee Tapps, Ozalée Piat, Audrey-Anne Matte, and Romain Volery

Guest Editor Biographies
Carolyne Bird is a practicing forensic document examiner at Forensic Science SA, in Adelaide, Australia, where she commenced employment in 2002. She has a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Bioscience from La Trobe University, Melbourne where her work investigated forensic handwriting examiners' skill in determining disguised and simulated handwriting. She has been involved in several national and international working groups in the areas of education and training, validation, capability mapping and human factors in handwriting examination. Carolyne is the current Vice President of the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc. She has co-authored twelve peer-reviewed journal articles and authored three book chapter on aspects of forensic document examination.
Xu Yang, is the Vice President of Academy of Forensic Science, China. He has been engaged in scientific research, appraisal, and educational training in the field of forensic science, including material evidence technology. He has presided over or participated in more than 30 national and provincial scientific research projects, presided over or participated in the development of 8 national standards for document examination, and developed more than 20 technical specifications issued by the Ministry of Justice. He has published more than 60 papers and has been the chief editor or co-editor of nearly 20 monographs. He has presided over and participated in projects that have won four Second Prizes for Shanghai Science and Technology Progress. In 2009, he was awarded the title of the First National Advanced Individual in Judicial Appraisal by the Ministry of Justice.

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Forensic Sciences Research (FSR) is a publication of the Academy of Forensic Science (AFS), Shanghai, P.R. China, that publishes the latest research in various disciplines of forensic sciences. It aims to promote forensic sciences through quality research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters to editors. The journal has been publishing highly impactful articles and achieving a 1.4 Impact Factor and 3.6 CiteScore (Scopus) while averaging 11 days from submission to first decision. Forensic Sciences Research is indexed in by ESCI, PMC, Scopus, DOAJ, ProQuest, HeinOnline and CSCD.

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1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
4.7 (2022) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 (2022) CiteScore Best Quartile
1.767 (2021) SNIP
0.894 (2021) SJR

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37 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
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Print ISSN: 2096-1790
Online ISSN: 2471-1411
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