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Medicine Science and the Law Template

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About the Medicine Science and the Law format

Medicine Science and the Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Restraint-Related Deaths.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Medicine Science and the Law, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Restraint-Related Deaths Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
ISSN0025-8024
Citation impact (2-yr)0.86
h-index61
i10-index1,063
Total citations34,515
Top institutions publishing hereRoyal London Hospital
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Medicine Science and the Law per year

61
2014
71
2015
21
2016
40
2017
39
2018
56
2019
77
2020
90
2021
61
2022
51
2023
46
2024
60
2025

Citation impact of Medicine Science and the Law by publication year

622
2014
524
2015
107
2016
255
2017
385
2018
448
2019
868
2020
634
2021
391
2022
216
2023
85
2024
24
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Medicine Science and the Law

Microscopical Focal Destruction (Tunnels) in Exhumed Human Bones

C. J. Hackett · 1 Oct 1981

This is a survey of microscopical focal destruction in exhumed human bones from several countries and burial times. The single change (destruction) seen in these bones contrasts with the sequence of changes in pathological processes (destruction, cellular infiltration, new bone formation and healing). The absence of cells stresses the importance of size and shape, in…

Parents Who Kill Their Children

Peter Scott · 1 Apr 1973

The annual incidence of filicide by mothers and fathers in England and Wales leads to discussion on classification of the killers, with particular emphasis on the difficulties associated with the criteria of motive and depression. A modified classification is suggested and applied to the cohort made available by Morris and Blom-Cooper (1964). The origin of…

Facial-recognition algorithms: A literature review

Paramjit Kaur, Kewal Krishan, Suresh Sharma et al. · 21 Jan 2020

The face is an important part of the human body, distinguishing individuals in large groups of people. Thus, because of its universality and uniqueness, it has become the most widely used and accepted biometric method. The domain of face recognition has gained the attention of many scientists, and hence it has become a standard benchmark…

Infanticide in England and Wales

Maureen Marks, Ramesh Kumar · 1 Oct 1993

In England and Wales children under one year of age are at four times greater risk of becoming victims of homicide than either older children or the general population. The annual rate of infant homicide (45 per million) has remained relatively constant since the Homicide Act (1957) in contrast with a progressive fall in the…

Medicine Science and the Law template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Medicine Science and the Law format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Medicine Science and the Law template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Medicine Science and the Law use?
Medicine Science and the Law uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Medicine Science and the Law, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Medicine Science and the Law?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Medicine Science and the Law document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Medicine Science and the Law template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Medicine Science and the Law format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Medicine Science and the Law?
Medicine Science and the Law is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Medicine Science and the Law template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Medicine Science and the Law PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Medicine Science and the Law template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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