1. Acknowledgement to referees

   Acknowledgement to referees 08 January 2019 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Detectability of bloodstains after machine washing

   • Michaela Hofmann
   • Jiri Adamec
   • Martin M. Schulz

   Original Article 21 July 2018 Pages: 3 - 16

   

3. Effective resolution of the Y chromosome sublineages of the Iberian haplogroup R1b-DF27 with forensic purposes

   • Patricia Villaescusa
   • Leire Palencia-Madrid
   • Marian M. de Pancorbo

   Original Article 18 September 2018 Pages: 17 - 23

   

4. Massively parallel sequencing analysis of nondegraded and degraded DNA mixtures using the ForenSeq™ system in combination with EuroForMix software

   • Hsiao-Lin Hwa
   • Ming-Yih Wu
   • James Chun-I Lee

   Original Article 29 October 2018 Pages: 25 - 37

   

5. StatsX v2.0: the interactive graphical software for population statistics on X-STR

   • Yubo Lang
   • Fei Guo
   • Qingshan Niu

   Short Communication 21 March 2018 Pages: 39 - 44

   

6. Rapidly mutating Y-STRs study in Chinese Yi population

   • Qian Wang
   • Bo Jin
   • Lin Zhang

   Short Communication 30 July 2018 Pages: 45 - 50

7. Assessment of impact of DNA extraction methods on analysis of human remain samples on massively parallel sequencing success

   • Xiangpei Zeng
   • Kyleen Elwick
   • Sheree Hughes-Stamm

   Short Communication 19 October 2018 Pages: 51 - 58

   

8. Mutation analysis of 13 RM Y-STR loci in Han population from Beijing of China

   • Li Yuan
   • Wen Chen
   • Di Lu

   Short Communication 23 October 2018 Pages: 59 - 63

9. Online selling of wildlife part with spurious name: a serious challenge for wildlife crime enforcement

   • Chandra Prakash Sharma
   • Ajit Kumar
   • Sandeep Kumar Gupta

   Case Report 19 February 2018 Pages: 65 - 69

   

10. Inference of maternal uniparental disomy of the entire chromosome 2 from a paternity test

    • Jesica Carina Guzmán-Alberto
    • Gabriela Martínez-Cortes
    • Héctor Rangel-Villalobos

    Case Report 06 March 2018 Pages: 71 - 75

    

11. Population genetic data of Investigator HDplex markers in Han population from Southern China

    • Qiuling Liu
    • Hailun Nan
    • Dejian Lu

    Population Data 17 February 2018 Pages: 77 - 79

12. 17 Y-STR haplotype diversity in São Paulo state (southeast of Brazil)

    • Leandro Fonseca de Souza
    • Carlos Henrique Ares Silveira da Motta
    • Rodrigo Soares Moura-Neto

    Population Data 12 March 2018 Pages: 81 - 83

    

13. Genetic variation of 17 X-chromosome STR loci in Tunisian population of Nabeul

    • Monia Messoussi
    • Endika Prieto-Fernández
    • Karima Fadhlaoui-Zid

    Population Data 22 March 2018 Pages: 85 - 88

14. Allele frequencies and forensic genetic parameters of 10 supplementary and two CODIS loci in a Japanese population genotyped using an Investigator HDplex Kit

    • Shota Inokuchi
    • Hiroaki Nakanishi
    • Kazuyuki Saito

    Population Data 15 April 2018 Pages: 89 - 90

15. Genetic portrait and phylogenetic analysis of an Aksu Uyghur population based on the 19 X-STR system

    • Ye Li
    • Jihong Zeng
    • Jin Wu

    Population Data 19 May 2018 Pages: 91 - 93

16. Genetic analysis of 39 Y-STR loci in a Han population from Henan province, central China

    • Yanmei Huang
    • Liwei Guo
    • Hongyu Sun

    Population Data 19 May 2018 Pages: 95 - 97

    

17. Genetic diversity and haplotype analysis of Guizhou Miao identified with 19 X-chromosomal short tandem repeats

    • Yanyan Han
    • Guanglin He
    • Pengyu Chen

    Population Data 30 May 2018 Pages: 99 - 101

    

18. Forensic features for Yunnan Lisu ethnic minority and phylogenetic structure exploration among 26 Chinese populations

    • Xiufeng Zhang
    • Hecheng Zheng
    • Shengjie Nie

    Population Data 05 September 2018 Pages: 103 - 104

19. Allele frequencies of 15 autosomal STRs in Chinese Nakhi and Yi populations

    • Guanglin He
    • Yongdong Su
    • Zheng Wang

    Population Data 14 September 2018 Pages: 105 - 108

    

20. Comparison of concentrations of drugs between blood samples with and without fluoride additive—important findings for Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol and amphetamine

    • Christopher Wiedfeld
    • Julia Krueger
    • Frank Musshoff

    Original Article 17 February 2018 Pages: 109 - 116

    

21. Estimation of day of death using micro-segmental hair analysis based on drug use history: a case of lidocaine use as a marker

    • Kenji Kuwayama
    • Maika Nariai
    • Hiroyuki Inoue

    Original Article 21 September 2018 Pages: 117 - 122

    

22. Mass poisoning with NPS: 2C-E and Bromo-DragonFly

    • S. Iwersen-Bergmann
    • S. Lehmann
    • K. Mercer-Chalmers-Bender

    Case Report 29 June 2018 Pages: 123 - 129

    

23. Correction to: Mass poisoning with NPS: 2C-E and Bromo-DragonFly

    • S. Iwersen-Bergmann
    • S. Lehmann
    • K. Mercer-Chalmers-Bender

    Correction 21 July 2018 Pages: 131 - 131

24. Case report: relevance of metabolite identification to detect new synthetic opioid intoxications illustrated by U-47700

    • Camille Richeval
    • Jean-Michel Gaulier
    • Yvan Gaillard

    Case Report 15 November 2018 Pages: 133 - 142

    

25. Wounding potential of 4.4-mm (.173) caliber steel ball projectiles

    • Thomas Kamphausen
    • Katharina Janßen
    • Markus Alexander Rothschild

    Original Article 06 March 2018 Pages: 143 - 150

    

26. Forensic reconstruction of two military combat related shooting incidents using an anatomically correct synthetic skull with a surrogate skin/soft tissue layer

    • Peter Mahoney
    • Debra Carr
    • Iain Gibb

    Original Article Open access 07 March 2018 Pages: 151 - 162

    

27. Assessment of polyurethane spheres as surrogates for military ballistic head injury

    • Peter Mahoney
    • Debra Carr
    • Russ J Delaney

    Original Article Open access 29 March 2018 Pages: 163 - 167

    

28. Rearward movement of the slide in semi-automatic pistols: a factor potentially influencing the configuration of muzzle imprint marks in contact shots

    • Rebecca Pircher
    • Matthieu Glardon
    • Dorothee Geisenberger

    Original Article 04 December 2018 Pages: 169 - 176

    

29. Suicide by plastic bag suffocation combined with the mixture of citric acid and baking soda in an adolescent

    • Keishu Murakami
    • Takashi Kawaguchi
    • Toshikazu Kondo

    Case Report 22 May 2018 Pages: 177 - 180

    

30. Layering of stomach contents in drowning cases in post-mortem computed tomography compared to forensic autopsy

    • Walther Gotsmy
    • Paolo Lombardo
    • Wolf-Dieter Zech

    Original Article 24 April 2018 Pages: 181 - 188

    

31. Comparison of the accuracy of the London atlas and Smith method in dental age estimation in 5–15.99-year-old Iranians using the panoramic view

    • Roshanak Ghafari
    • Arash Ghodousi
    • Esmaeil Poordavar

    Original Article 07 March 2018 Pages: 189 - 195

    

32. Carpals and epiphyses of radius and ulna as age indicators using longitudinal data: a Bayesian approach

    • Roberto Cameriere
    • Fiorella Bestetti
    • Luigi Ferrante

    Original Article 07 March 2018 Pages: 197 - 204

    

33. A 2-year follow-up MRI study for the evaluation of an age estimation method based on knee bone development

    • Markus Auf der Mauer
    • Dennis Säring
    • Eilin Jopp-van Well

    Original Article 23 March 2018 Pages: 205 - 215

    

34. Advancing estimation of chronological age by utilizing available evidence based on two radiographical methods

    • Øyvind Bleka
    • Torbjørn Wisløff
    • Thore Egeland

    Original Article 07 May 2018 Pages: 217 - 229

    

35. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the fully formed wisdom tooth as a radiological marker of adulthood

    • Mattias Haglund
    • Håkan Mörnstad

    Original Article 10 May 2018 Pages: 231 - 239

    

36. Applicability of T1-weighted MRI in the assessment of forensic age based on the epiphyseal closure of the humeral head

    • Oguzhan Ekizoglu
    • Ercan Inci
    • Elena F. Kranioti

    Original Article 26 May 2018 Pages: 241 - 248

    

37. Forensic age diagnostics by magnetic resonance imaging of the proximal humeral epiphysis

    • Oguzhan Ekizoglu
    • Ercan Inci
    • Elena F. Kranioti

    Original Article 17 October 2018 Pages: 249 - 256

    

38. The timing of permanent tooth development in a Black Southern African population using the Demirjian method

    • Temitope A. Esan
    • Lynne A. Schepartz

    Original Article 26 November 2018 Pages: 257 - 268

39. Human and non-human bone identification using FTIR spectroscopy

    • Qi Wang
    • Wei Li
    • Zhenyuan Wang

    Original Article 16 March 2018 Pages: 269 - 276

    

40. Forensic answers to the 14th of July 2016 terrorist attack in Nice

    • Gérald Quatrehomme
    • Unité Police d’Identification de Victimes de Catastrophes
    • Véronique Alunni

    Original Article 17 April 2018 Pages: 277 - 287

    

41. Postcraniometric sex and ancestry estimation in South Africa: a validation study

    • Leandi Liebenberg
    • Gabriele C. Krüger
    • Kyra E. Stull

    Original Article 24 May 2018 Pages: 289 - 296

    

42. Cross-sectional study on awareness and knowledge of torture investigation and documentation among Greek doctors and senior medical students

    • Christina Orfanou
    • Costas Tsiamis
    • Emmanuel Pikoulis

    Original Article 05 June 2018 Pages: 297 - 305

43. Crime scene and body alterations caused by arthropods: implications in death investigation

    • A. Viero
    • M. Montisci
    • S. Vanin

    Original Article Open access 24 June 2018 Pages: 307 - 316

    

44. European council of legal medicine (ECLM) guidelines for the examination of suspected elder abuse

    • E. Keller
    • C. Santos
    • D. N. Vieira

    Original Article 27 June 2018 Pages: 317 - 322

    

45. Reinhard B. Dettmeyer: Forensic histopathology—fundamentals and perspectives (second edition)

    • Daniel Wittschieber

    Book Review 15 October 2018 Pages: 323 - 323