Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
ASHRAE journal
ISSN 0001-2491 · eISSN 3649-962 · Amer. Soc. Heating, Ref. Air-Conditoning Eng. Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
ASHRAE journal: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.52; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ASHRAE journal is published by Amer. Soc. Heating, Ref. Air-Conditoning Eng. Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Energy Efficiency and Management, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ASHRAE Journal publishes practical, application-oriented papers about HVAC&R technology that range from back-to-basics features to reviews of emerging technologies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering26.6%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering12.5%
- Energy Efficiency and ManagementEnergy5.3%
- Adsorption and Cooling SystemsEngineering5%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering3.8%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering3.8%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering3.6%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 844 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Content availability depends on copyright status or publisher permission; public domain books can be downloaded as PDF. Model summary
If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Amer. Soc. Heating, Ref. Air-Conditoning Eng. Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0001-2491
- Electronic ISSN
- 3649-962
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ASHRAE journal
What CAS zone is ASHRAE journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ASHRAE journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Engineering, Mechanical / Thermodynamics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ASHRAE journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.52; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at ASHRAE journal?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ASHRAE journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ASHRAE journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ASHRAE journal open access, and what is the APC?
ASHRAE journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .