Journal profile · Mechanics

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW

ISSN 0961-5539 · eISSN 1758-6585 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · WALES · Bimonthly

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.27; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 191 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor5.27Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 3 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Engineering

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year1912025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 3 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, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Heat Transfer Mechanisms, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The main objective of this international journal is to provide applied mathematicians, engineers and scientists engaged in computer-aided design and research in computational heat transfer and fluid dynamics, whether in academic institutions of industry, with timely and accessible information on the development, refinement and application of computer-based numerical techniques for solving problems in heat and fluid flow. - See more at: http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=hff#sthash.Kf80GRt8.dpuf

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Mechanics

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering19.5%
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering13.2%
Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering11.4%
Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering8.4%
Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering4.5%
Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering4.5%
Lattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesEngineering4%
Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaEngineering3.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 3
Minor	Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications	Zone 3
Minor	Mechanics	Zone 3
Minor	Thermodynamics	Zone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 2
Minor	Thermodynamics	Zone 2
Minor	Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications	Zone 2
Minor	Mechanics	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 3
Minor	Thermodynamics	Zone 3
Minor	Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications	Zone 4
Minor	Mechanics	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

Impact factor: 5.27LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 9.7LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.78LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.25LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 43LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 88OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 1,759OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 6.07OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 17%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 3.27%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 168LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,453 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	199	14	218
2025	191	30	1,267
2024	180	38	1,975
2023	159	22	2,489
2022	120	16	2,060
2021	186	19	3,306

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): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

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: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Country or region: WALES
Language: English
Frequency: Bimonthly
ISSN: 0961-5539
Electronic ISSN: 1758-6585
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW

What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Mechanics / Thermodynamics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.27; CiteScore 9.7, h-index 88.

How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW open access, and what is the APC?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.

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 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.