Journal profile · THERMODYNAMICS
Heat Transfer
ISSN 2688-4534 · eISSN 2688-4542 · Wiley-Blackwell
Heat Transfer: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 101 days to acceptance (117 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 321 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heat Transfer is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 56.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Heat Transfer is an enabler of information exchange among mechanical, chemical, biomedical, nuclear and aeronautical engineers, students and researchers concerned with heat transfer, thermal power and fluid dynamics. Its focus is on the most recent original experimental and analytical research in the heat transfer arena.The journal deals with the entire field of heat and mass transfer and pertinent areas of fluid dynamics. Subjects include: convective, conductive, and radiative heat transfer; heat transfer enhancement; measurement of thermophysical properties; thermal component and system design and optimization; mathematical modeling; non-Newtonian fluids; heat transfer in emerging technologies such as Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), micro-channels, fuel cell, bio- and nano-technology, biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, and bioheat transfer; multiphase heat transfer including condensation, boiling, air-conditioning, porous media, ice formation, and melting.The journal was initially co-sponsored by the Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan and the Heat Transfer Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THERMODYNAMICS
Editor-in-chief William M. WorekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 14, Mainland China 6, India 6, Hong Kong, China 4, Japan 4 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering24.9%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering17.8%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering13.7%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering12.1%
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaEngineering4.6%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy3.4%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering3.3%
- Phase Change Materials ResearchEngineering2.2%
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 | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 743OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 303LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 303Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 113,757Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 234 | 50 | 115 |
| 2025 | 321 | 110 | 979 |
| 2024 | 281 | 124 | 1,695 |
| 2023 | 204 | 80 | 1,292 |
| 2022 | 379 | 16 | 4,161 |
| 2021 | 415 | 20 | 6,385 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (117 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 116 days
- Sample
- 117 articles with submission and acceptance dates (613 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Name change policy: Wiley updates and republishes paper, redelivers metadata, no correction notice, co-authors not notified. Model summary
On initial submission, the submitting author will be prompted to provide the email address and country for all contributing authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability DATA SHARING AND DATA AVAILABILITY
Data sharing: journal expects authors to share data in public repository; data availability statement may be published; shared data should be cited. Model summary
This journal expects authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published in their paper. Shared data should be cited. All accepted manuscripts may elect to publish a dat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication ethics: COPE member; uses iThenticate CrossCheck for similarity detection. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Fees
Authors who choose to publish using Open Access will be charged a fee. For information about this journal's Article Publication Charge, please click here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
Preprint policy: journal considers preprints; authors may post submitted version to non-commercial servers and should update with link to final published article. Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies
Self-archiving allowed under specific conditions per standard copyright agreement. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. Please click here for more detailed information about self-archiving definitions and policies.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 2688-4534
- Electronic ISSN
- 2688-4542
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heat Transfer
What CAS zone is Heat Transfer in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Heat Transfer is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Thermodynamics. 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 Heat Transfer?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Heat Transfer?
Based on the dates recorded on 117 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 72–133 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Heat Transfer?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Heat Transfer based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Mainland China (6) and India (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Heat Transfer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heat Transfer is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Heat Transfer open access, and what is the APC?
Heat Transfer is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .