Forensic Science International

FSI IFC 166(1).qxd:INNERCOVER 1/24/07 3:18 PM Page 1 Forensic Science International is an international journal publishing original contributions in the many different scientific disciplines pertaining to the forensic sciences. Fields include forensic pathology and histochemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and toxicology (including drugs, alcohol, etc.), biology (including the identification of hairs and fibres), serology, odontology, psychiatry, anthropology, the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, as well as investigations of value to public health in its broadest sense, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law. Review Articles and Preliminary Communications (where brief accounts of important new work may be announced with less delay than is inevitable with major papers) may be accepted after correspondence with the appropriate Editor. Case Reports will be accepted only if they contain some important new information for the readers. Author information Submission of manuscripts: Manuscripts should be submitted online by using the Elsevier Editorial System at http://ees.elsevier.com/fsi. Submission implies that the material is original, that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and that all authors concur with the submission. Multiple submission is not acceptable to the Editor of this journal. Forensic Science International has no page charges Submission of Articles: Manuscripts prepared in accordance with Instructions to Authors should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief or one of the Associate Editors according to their area of expertise as listed below. If there is any doubt, a preliminary letter, telefax or telephone enquiry should be made to the Editor-in-Chief or his Assistant. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF P. Saukko – (for: Experimental Forensic Pathology, Traffic Medicine an