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The forensic sciences are, today, an attractive and a complex "new world", from their scientific point of view and the individual and social impact they have. In a broad sense, the forensic sciences refer to the application of the knowledge of various sciences to clarify facts that are - or might be - judged in a legal or judicial level and in the criminal context, as well as in other areas of law.
There are various disciplines within the forensic sciences, but we focused on those that already are robust and individualized enough. Their designations are not always clear, and the limits of the areas of intervention of each one are not always obvious. Despite this great diversity, all these sciences are united by common and fundamental notions, including the object, the objectives and the general methodology of their intervention.

·Forensic ballistics, biomechanics, botany and palynology
·Document examination
·Forensic nursing, entomology, photography, genetics and geology
·DNA database
·Computer forensics
·Forensic linguistics, odontology, medicine, pathology, psychology, psychiatry, chemistry, social work and toxicology

· Students of Higher Education in Forensic Science, Medicine, Law, Criminology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Clinical Analysis and Public Health, Biochemistry, Nursing, Mechanical Engineering and Psychology.
· Professionals in these areas.
· All readers who are interested in these topics.

Editors

Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira
Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ph.D. in Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Porto (FFUP). European Ph.D., University of Porto (UP). Postdoctoral in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology, Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (FCT). Postgraduate in Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto (FMUP). Assistant Professor with Habilitation in Forensic Sciences, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS-CESPU) and FMUP. Director of the 1st Cycle of Studies in Forensic Laboratorial Sciences of IUCS-CESPU. Researcher of the Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences (UCIBIO-REQUIMTE) and Institute of Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies (IINFACTS). Coordinator of the Research Area in Toxicology and Metabolism, IINFACTS. Charter Member, Coordinator of the scientific area of Forensic Toxicology and President elect, Portuguese Association of Forensic Sciences (APCF).

Teresa Magalhães
Medical Specialist in Forensic Medicine by the Portuguese Medical Association (OM). Ph.D. in Medicine with Habilitation in Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto (FMUP). Invited Full Professor, FMUP and University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS-CESPU). Director, Department of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, FMUP. Director of the 2nd and 3rd Cycles of Studies in Forensic Sciences, University of Porto (UP). Portugal Delegate, European Council of Legal Medicine. Director (2001-2014), North Branch of National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (INMLCF).