Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
HVAC&R RESEARCH
ISSN 1078-9669 · eISSN 2374-474X · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
HVAC&R RESEARCH: impact factor 1.7 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,450; median 216 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 72 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, HVAC&R RESEARCH's largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Heat Transfer and Optimization, together about 42.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science and Technology for the Built Environment, ASHRAE's archival research publication offers comprehensive reporting of original research in science and technology related to the stationary and mobile built environment, including Indoor environmental quality, occupant health, comfort, and productivity Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) and related technologies Thermodynamic and energy system dynamics, controls, optimization, fault detection and diagnosis, smart systems, and building demand-side management Experiments and analysis related to material properties, underlying thermodynamics, refrigerants, fluid dynamics, airflow, and heat and mass transfer Renewable and traditional energy systems and related processes and concepts Integrated built environmental system design approaches and tools Novel simulation approaches and algorithms and validated simulations Building enclosure materials, assemblies, and systems for minimizing and/or regulating space heating and cooling modes Review articles that critically assess existing literature and point out future research directions Only works reporting on research that is original and of lasting value are accepted for publication. This journal is included in the Web of Science and Current Contents Connect databases. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Science and Technology for the Built Environment is published by Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of ASHRAE, a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. Science and Technology for the Built Environment is available online, as a printed volume published twice a year and through "Open Select" offered by Taylor & Francis. ASHRAE and Taylor and Francis aim to expand the global reach and readership, to achieve the highest possible levels of accessibility through rapid review and publication process, and to improve access to previously published articles. Publication Office: Taylor & Francis Group, 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief JEFFREY D. SPITLERPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering22.8%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering11.1%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering8.9%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Infection Control and VentilationMedicine6.1%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering5.6%
- Adsorption and Cooling SystemsEngineering5.1%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science4.3%
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.
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceScopusPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2024
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,065OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 122,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 122,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,226 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 21 | 15 |
| 2025 | 72 | 15 | 127 |
| 2024 | 80 | 25 | 247 |
| 2023 | 73 | 26 | 412 |
| 2022 | 81 | 25 | 620 |
| 2021 | 93 | 27 | 955 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 284 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 267 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2024
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2024
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 3,450 | — | — |
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 accepted1
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Science and Technology for the Built Environment 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? Increas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double 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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1078-9669
- Print ISSN
- 2374-4731
- Electronic ISSN
- 2374-474X
- Society / sponsor
- ASHRAE
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HVAC&R RESEARCH
What is the impact factor of HVAC&R RESEARCH?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at HVAC&R RESEARCH?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 157–284 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 HVAC&R RESEARCH?
The journal's website lists Web of Science and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is HVAC&R RESEARCH open access, and what is the APC?
HVAC&R RESEARCH is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,450.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .