The International Journal of Legal Medicine aims to improve the scientific resources used in the elucidation of crime and related forensic applications at a high level of evidential proof. The journal offers review articles tracing development in specific areas, with up-to-date analysis; original articles discussing significant recent research results; case reports describing interesting and exceptional examples; population data; letters to the editors; and technical notes, which appear in a section originally created for rapid publication of data in the dynamic field of DNA analysis.

《International Journal Of Legal Medicine》是一本由SPRINGER出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1922年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 4区，小类学科：医学：法 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖医学：法等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外医学：法工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.791，平均审稿速度约1.0个月。