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Certification​

The American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE) was established in 1977 to establish, maintain and enhance standards of qualification for those who practice forensic document examination, and to certify applicants who comply with ABFDE requirements for this expertise.

The ASQDE is one of the sponsors of the ABFDE.

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Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
• Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SAFDE)
• Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SWAFDE)
• Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists (MAAFS)
• Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS)
• Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS)
• International Association for Identification (IAI)
• Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFS)
• The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS)
• Gesellschaft Fur Forensische Schriftuntersuchung (GFS)​
• Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners (ASFDE)

Other Organizations

• Scientific Working Group for Forensic Document Examination (SWGDOC)​
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Forensics
• European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX)
• European Document Experts Working Group (EDEWG)
• Forensic Science Foundation (FSF)
• Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations (CFSO)
• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
• ANAB: ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (merged with American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB)
• Skill-Task Training Assessment & Research, Inc. (ST2AR)
• Collaborative Testing Services (CTS) 
• ASTM International (ASTM)
• Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM)
• Scientific Working Group for Imaging Technology (SWGIT)​