The ''Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal'' is a quarterly

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which publishes original research papers, comments, and reviews relating to all aspects of

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. It was established in 1968, and is published by

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on behalf of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science. Articles may be published in either English or French.

Editorial board

The

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is Brian Yamashita (Forensic Science and Identification Services,

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...

). Associate Editors: * Rolanda Lam,

* Cyril Muehlethaler,

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) (''English: University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières''), also known as "l'université du peuple", established in 1969 and mainly located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, is a public universi ...

* Theresa Stotesbury,

Ontario Tech University Ontario Tech University (OTU), also known as Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary satellite cam ...

* Karen Woodall,

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

Editorial Board members: * G. S. Anderson -

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

* C. Boisvert
Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médicine légale
(FR) * F. Chafe -

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* G. J. Davis -

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, United States * S. Forbes -

* C. Hageman -

* N. Hearns -

* R. Langille - Centre of Forensic Sciences (retired) * J. Marshall -

Trent University Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes.

* P. Mayne Correia -

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

* R. Schimpf -

* T. Tanaka -

Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA; french: Agence des services frontaliers du Canada, ''ASFC'') is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control (i.e. protection and surveillance), immigration enforcement, and cu ...

* J. G. Wigmore - Private practice

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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and

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. According to the Taylor & Francis, the journal had a 2021 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) factor of 0.549.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tcsf20/current Multilingual journals Quarterly journals Publications established in 1968 Taylor & Francis academic journals Criminology journals Forensic science journals