Legal Medicine is an international journal sponsored by the Japanese Society of Legal Medicine as its official journal.

Legal Medicine provides an international forum for the publication of original articles, reviews and correspondence on subjects that cover practical and theoretical areas of interest relating to the wide range of legal medicine.

Subjects covered include forensic pathology, toxicology, odontology, anthropology, criminalistics, immunochemistry, hemogenetics and forensic aspects of biological science with emphasis on DNA analysis and molecular biology. Submissions dealing with medicolegal problems such as malpractice, insurance, child abuse or ethics in medical practice are also acceptable.

Letters to the Editor that relate to material published recently in the Journal or comment on any aspects of the Journal are welcomed.

All submissions are subject to peer review.