The Journal of Forensic Biomechanics (JFB) publishes research papers, reports of experimental investigations, case studies, historical surveys, and selected review articles that address the application of biomechanical knowledge and principles to answer certain questions of civil and criminal law. Main subject areas include, but are not limited to:

• Scientific methodology/analysis, including laboratory (experimental), mathematical (theoretical), computer (numerical), and epidemiological (statistical) formulations;
• Constitutive modeling of physiologic tissues;
• Defining the envelope of human performance as a function of relevant variables/parameters/states of health;
• Static and dynamic human performance modeling/analysis/capabilities/ limitations;
• Tissue/injury biomechanics;
• Causes and prevention of accidents;
• Biomechanical analyses of accidents/injury;
• Biomechanical basis of safety standards and regulations;
• Legal considerations related to safety standards, workmen’s compensation issues, government and state regulations;
• Continuing education/training considerations dealing with fees and charges; how to file technical reports and/or fact-based findings and opinions; deposition strategies; testifying at formal hearings; providing videotaped and/or live evidence-based court-room trial testimony; and formulating a defense when necessary;
• Case studies involving, for example:
• Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs);
• Degenerative anatomic/physiologic afflictions;
• Workplace/industrial accidents/injuries;
• Motor vehicle/pedestrian/airline accidents (MVAs);
• Athletic (sports/recreational) injuries;
• Product liability/patent infringement;
• Medical malpractice litigation involving prosthetic/orthotic devices and/or diagnostic/therapeutic clinical equipment;
• Biomechanics and legitimacy of personal injury issues;
• Biomechanics of balance and equilibrium: slips/trips/falls;
• Criminal issues such as assault/rape/murder;
• Lawsuits filed under the provisions of the 1908 Federal Employees Liability Act (FELA Claims);
• Violations of published safety standards.
• History and development of the field of forensic biomechanics
• Educating the legal industry on science testimony in court.