PU Professor nominated to the editorial board of a prestigious forensic journal

Chandigarh April 1, 2019

            Dr Kewal Krishan, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, has been nominated to the editorial board of Forensic Science International – one of the topmost and highly ranked journals in the field of Forensic Sciences. The journal is published from Netherlands by a world known and prominent publication house ‘Elsevier’. This is one of the oldest Speciality journals of the forensic sciences which was established in the year 1972. Forensic Science International is the flagship journal in the prestigious Forensic Science International family, publishing he most innovative, cutting-edge, and influential contributions across the forensic sciences.

            For the very first time, an Indian scientist has been nominated to the editorial board of this journal. Dr Krishan has got this opportunity because of his immense contributions to the development of forensic anthropology in India. He has been a regular reviewer/referee of this journal. Dr Krishan has to his credit more than 182 publications most of which are in international journals of repute. He has also contributed chapters to the most coveted and famous encyclopedias. Dr. Krishan’s articles have been cited by more than 3000 studies worldwide.