Journal profile
Frontiers in Thermal Engineering
ISSN 2813-0456 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Thermal Engineering: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on all areas of thermal energy science and engineering to support access to affordable and sustainable energy for all. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Xianguo Li (University of Waterloo, Canada) and indexed in the DOAJ, the journal welcomes fundamental and basic research as well as applied and industry-focused engineering and technology developments which can enable a sustainable future. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: advancements in cooling and heating combustion engineering heat engines heat transfer mechanisms and applications thermal science and energy systems thermal system design. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 7: affordable and clean energy; and SDG 13: climate action. A strong emphasis is therefore given to applied aspects relating to the design, development, demonstration, and implementation of components, devices, equipment, technologies, and systems involving thermal processes for the production, transmission, storage, utilization, conservation, and management of energy with improved energy efficiency and minimized energy footprint. Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is committed to enabling scientific breakthroughs in thermal energy science and engineering by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike. Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Mainland China 2, Canada 2, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adsorption and Cooling SystemsEngineering11.1%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering6.4%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering6.4%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering6.4%
- Heat Transfer and Numerical MethodsEngineering6.4%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering5.6%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering5.6%
- Phase Change Materials ResearchEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 86,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 73 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 179 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 162 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 93 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 1,175 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,175 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,285 | Yes | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authors must select the appropriate article type and comply with its description and word count limits. Model summary
Frontiers requires authors to select the appropriate article type for their manuscript and to comply with the article type descriptions defined in the journal's 'Article types' page, which can be seen from the 'For authors' menu on every Frontiers journal page. Please pay close attention to the word count limits.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Deposited data sets should be included in the reference list with version and unique identifier. Model summary
Data sets that have been deposited to an online repository should be included in the reference list. Include the version and unique identifier when available
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Animal or human subject research requires an ethics approval statement in Materials and methods. Model summary
For experiments reporting results on animal or human subject research, an ethics approval statement should be included in this section (for further information, see the 'Bioethics' section of our policies and publication ethics.)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
Figures, tables, and images are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license; permission must be obtained for copyrighted material from other sources. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
Articles are published open access under CC-BY v4.0; authors retain copyright. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Verbatim text must be in quotation marks with clear reference to the original source. Model summary
Any inclusion of verbatim text must be contained in quotation marks and clearly reference the original source
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2813-0456
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Thermal Engineering
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Thermal Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Thermal Engineering based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Canada (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Thermal Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Thermal Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .