Overview

• OUP’s publication of Forensic Sciences Research will conclude with Volume 10, Issue 4 in 2025.
• OUP acquired FSR in 2023; the journal is funded by China’s Ministry of Justice through the Academy of Forensic Science.
• Since 2023, OUP has retracted two papers and issued an expression of concern over a 2020 study of DNA samples from 264 Uyghurs in Ürümqi due to consent questions.
• Human rights advocates warn that genetic research on Uyghur and other minority populations may facilitate state surveillance and breach international ethics.
• KeAi, a joint venture between Elsevier and a Chinese partner, will take over FSR’s publication in 2026 as debates intensify over scholarly ethics and China’s global research partnerships.