Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Heat Transfer Engineering
ISSN 0145-7632 · eISSN 1521-0537 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Heat Transfer Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.85; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 9 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 142 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heat Transfer Engineering is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Heat Transfer and Optimization, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies and Heat Transfer Mechanisms, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishing 22 issues per year, Heat Transfer Engineering is an unparalleled resource for key advances in the field of heat transfer for the practicing engineer and other workers in the field. The journal publishes analytical, numerical, and experimental articles of lasting interest in the general area of heat-mass transfer and the related fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. In a clear, easy-to-read format, the journal includes refereed papers of original work, state-of-the-art reviews, articles on new developments in equipment or practices, reviews of fundamentals, heat in history articles, book reviews, news items on people and companies in the field, advertising, and any other items that may be appropriate. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor and/or selected members of the Editorial Board, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Readership Practicing engineers and specialists in heat transfer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief Afshin J. GhajarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering22.3%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering14.8%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering12.5%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering7.4%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering4.4%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering4.3%
- Heat transfer and supercritical fluidsEngineering2.8%
- Adsorption and Cooling SystemsEngineering2.7%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mechanics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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 CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Aluminum Industry Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Composites Industry Abstracts, Computer & Information Systems Abstracts, Corrosion Abstracts, Engineering, Computing, and Technology, CSA – Technology Research Database, Engineering Material Abstracts, INIST, Materials Business File, Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts, Metals Abstracts/METADEX, Solid State & Superconductivity 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
- 1.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.05Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,730OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 134LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 151,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,019 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | 142 | 15 | 189 |
| 2024 | 148 | 17 | 508 |
| 2023 | 159 | 36 | 831 |
| 2022 | 127 | 16 | 849 |
| 2021 | 118 | 20 | 1,127 |
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 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 127 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Heat Transfer Engineering 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 a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts undergo initial appraisal by the Editor and/or selected members of the Editorial Board, and if suitable, peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor and/or selected members of the Editorial Board, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by 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
- 0145-7632
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-0537
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 18 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heat Transfer Engineering
What CAS zone is Heat Transfer Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Heat Transfer Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Mechanics / Thermodynamics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Heat Transfer Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Heat Transfer Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Heat Transfer Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heat Transfer Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Heat Transfer Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Heat Transfer Engineering is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .