Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Drying Technology
ISSN 0737-3937 · eISSN 1532-2300 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Drying Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.21; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 122 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 166 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Drying Technology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food Drying and Modeling, Microencapsulation and Drying Processes and Freezing and Crystallization Processes, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dr. Arun S. Mujumdar received the Doctor Honoris Causa Award from Lodz Technical University in June 2008! Find out more Drying Technology explores the science and technology, and the engineering aspects of drying, dewatering, and related topics. Articles in this multi-disciplinary journal cover the following themes: Fundamental and applied aspects of dryers in diverse industrial sectors Mathematical modeling of drying and dryers Computer modeling of transport processes in multi-phase systems Material science aspects of drying Transport phenomena in porous media Design, scale-up, control and off-design analysis of dryers Energy, environmental, safety and techno-economic aspects Quality parameters in drying operations Pre- and post-drying operations Novel drying technologies This peer-reviewed journal provides an archival reference for scientists, engineers, and technologists in all industrial sectors and academia concerned with any aspect of thermal or nonthermal dehydration and allied operations. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editor-in-chief ARUN S. MUJUMDARPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Canada 2, Mainland China 1, India 1, New Zealand 1, Thailand 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.8%
- Microencapsulation and Drying ProcessesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17%
- Freezing and Crystallization ProcessesEngineering8.1%
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science4.5%
- Granular flow and fluidized bedsEngineering4.1%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering3.5%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Food Science and Technology Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,979OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 277,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,922 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 164 | 25 | 82 |
| 2025 | 166 | 41 | 503 |
| 2024 | 180 | 42 | 1,114 |
| 2023 | 154 | 36 | 1,220 |
| 2022 | 147 | 28 | 1,840 |
| 2021 | 182 | 26 | 3,069 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (397 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted3
- reportReport | Published online: 12 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 16 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Drying Technology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editor appraisal followed by peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0737-3937
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2300
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Drying Technology
What CAS zone is Drying Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Drying Technology is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical / Engineering, Mechanical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Drying Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.21; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 137.
How long does peer review take at Drying Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 82–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Drying Technology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Drying Technology based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2), Mainland China (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Drying Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Drying Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Drying Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Drying Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .