Journal profile · Materials Science-Metals and Alloys
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering
ISSN 2578-7616 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering: fully open access; APC about USD 850; review about 17 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, High Temperature Alloys and Creep and Surface Treatment and Coatings, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (HTSE) is an Open Access, peer reviewed academic journal which aims to foster and promote the scientific understanding and technological development in the areas of heat treatment and surface engineering of metals and other materials. Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the Chinese Heat Treatment Society of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and publishes original research and critical review articles on the following themes: Improved understanding of existing and emerging heat treatment and surface engineering processes; Development of novel heat treatment and surface engineering processes; Improved understanding of processes which are closely related to heat treatment and surface engineering processes such as thermomechanical processing of metals and other materials and surface coatings; Novel microstructures and enhanced properties as a result of heat treatment and surface engineering; Novel phenomena such as phase transformations and other property changes as a result of heat treatment and surface engineering; Any other original research work which is closely related to the heat treatment and surface engineering of metals and other materials. The Journal publishes Research Articles (2500-5000 words, up to 12 figures), Short Communications (up to 2500 words, up to 4 figures) and Review articles (up to 10,000 words). See the Instructions for Authors for more information on how to submit. Why submit to HTSE? Broad dissemination of high-impact findings Rapid, rigorous reviews Open access, with competitive Article Publication Charges All articles published in the Journal are permanently available online immediately on publication to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Find out more about Taylor & Francis Open. Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Publishing Ethics: The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilizes CrossRef for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be fou
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Metals and Alloys
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering18.5%
- High Temperature Alloys and CreepEngineering10.6%
- Surface Treatment and CoatingsEngineering10.6%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science8.6%
- Surface Treatment and Residual StressEngineering6%
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterials Science4%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering4%
- High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsEngineering3.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals and Alloys | Q2 | 87/182 | 52nd |
| Surfaces, Coatings and Films | Q3 | 90/141 | 36th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 21,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 63 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 74 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 39 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 9 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | AUD 1,160 / EUR 775 / USD 850 / GBP 670 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 475 | — | — | |
| LetPub | AUD 1,160 / EUR 775 / USD 850 / GBP 670 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 | — | — |
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, with length limits
- research articleother materials. The Journal publishes Research Articles (2500-5000 words, up to 12 figures), Short Communications (up to 2500 words,main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review article(up to 2500 words, up to 4 figures) and Review articles (up to 10,000 words). See the Instructions for Authors for more information onmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- short communicationes (2500-5000 words, up to 12 figures), Short Communications (up to 2500 words, up to 4 figures) and Review articles (up to 10,000 words).main text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
COPE member, uses CrossRef Model summary
Publishing Ethics: The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilizes CrossRef for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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 & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2578-7616
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering
How long does peer review take at Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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 Treatment and Surface Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 850.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .