Journal profile · THERMODYNAMICS
HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials
ISSN 1867-2493 · eISSN 2194-1831 · Walter de Gruyter
HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Engineering and Materials Science Studies, Metal Alloys Wear and Properties and Physics and Engineering Research Articles, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): THERMODYNAMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering and Materials Science StudiesEngineering13.9%
- Metal Alloys Wear and PropertiesMaterials Science9.2%
- Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesEngineering6.4%
- Metal and Thin Film MechanicsEngineering6.3%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering4.7%
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsEngineering4.6%
- Metallurgy and Material FormingEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,093 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 43 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 40 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 48 | 32 | 57 |
| 2022 | 52 | 33 | 83 |
| 2021 | 55 | 29 | 110 |
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.
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 | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1867-2493
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-1831
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials
What CAS zone is HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Thermodynamics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials open access, and what is the APC?
HTM-Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .