Justice & Health

Journal of Medico-Legal, Ethical & Forensic Scholarship

Proposed Official Publication of Vihar Society of Justice
Publishing Partner: Sramana Publications

Peer Reviewed | Open Access | Scholarly

About the Journal

Justice & Health is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal devoted to advancing scholarship at the intersection of law, medicine, forensic science, ethics, public health and justice.

The journal welcomes high-quality original research, systematic and narrative reviews, medico-legal and clinical case reports, forensic/clinical images, commentaries, editorials, methodological contributions and scholarly perspectives relevant to its scope.

The journal seeks to promote scientifically rigorous, ethically responsible and practically relevant scholarship that contributes to justice, health, human rights, forensic practice, legal policy and evidence-informed decision-making.

The journal will follow internationally recognized principles of scholarly publishing, including the Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), publication-ethics principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and appropriate research-reporting guidelines indexed through the EQUATOR Network.

Aims and Scope

Justice & Health considers manuscripts addressing, but not limited to:

Medico-Legal Studies

Medical law and jurisprudence
Forensic medicine and forensic pathology
Medical negligence and professional liability
Consent, confidentiality and privacy
Death investigation and medicolegal autopsy
Injury, poisoning and trauma
Sexual offences and forensic examination
Human identification
Disaster victim identification
Evidence and expert testimony
Medical certification and documentation
Legal medicine and healthcare regulation

Forensic Science

Forensic pathology
Forensic toxicology
Forensic anthropology
Forensic genetics and DNA
Crime-scene investigation
Forensic odontology
Digital and emerging forensic sciences
Forensic technology and innovation

Medicine, Ethics and Justice

Bioethics
Health law and policy
Public health law
Human rights and health
Research ethics
Professional ethics
Artificial intelligence and ethics in healthcare/forensics
End-of-life issues
Vulnerable populations
Reproductive and sexual health law
Mental health law

Other interdisciplinary scholarship

Forensic epidemiology
Public health and injury prevention
Medical education and ethics education
Health policy
Legal and forensic anthropology
Comparative medico-legal systems
Historical perspectives in medicine, law and forensic science

The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary research involving medicine, law, forensic science, ethics and public policy.

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Asrarul Haque

Assistant Professor
Department of Forensic Medicine
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, India

Editorial Board

Dr. Jitendra Kumar

Assistant Professor

Department of Forensic Medicine

Maulana Azad Medical College

New Delhi, India

Dr. Mahipal Singh Sankhala

Assistant Professor

Forensic Science

SGT University

Gurugram, India

Dr. Adesh Kumar

Professor of Law

University of Allahabad

Prayagraj, India

Dr. Kuldeep Kumar

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Lady Hardinge Medical College

New Delhi, India

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Mail: justicetohealth@gmail.com