As a peer-reviewed journal of the Academy of Forensic Science (AFS), Forensic Sciences Research publishes latest research in various disciplines of forensic sciences. It aims to promote forensic sciences through quality research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters to editors.

The journal strives for an international authorship and publishes a broad scope of forensic sciences including:

Forensic pathology
Clinical forensic medicine
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic toxicology and chemistry (including drugs, alcohol, etc.)
Forensic biology (including the identification of hairs and fibers)
Forensic genetics
Anthropology
Criminalistics
Document examination
Accident investigation
Crime scene investigation
Explosive
Quality assurance
Forensic entomology
Forensic odontology
Digital evidence
Gunshot injury, etc.