Journal profile · Thermodynamics
Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
ISSN 1880-5566 · Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers · JAPAN · Founded 2006
Journal of Thermal Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Thermal Science and Technology is published by Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 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 Combustion and flame dynamics, Heat Transfer and Optimization and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Thermal Science and Technology (JTST) is an Open Access, international peer-reviewed journal jointly edited and published by the Thermal Engineering Division of JSME and the Heat Transfer Society of Japan (HTSJ). The objective of JTST is to spread internationally knowledge generated through excellent research and state-of-the-art technology development in the field of thermal engineering. JTST takes over the fields of thermal engineering and heat transfer from the JSME International Journal, Series B that has been discontinued since January, 2007 and also the former Thermal Science and Engineering by HTSJ that has recently changed to a volume bound with the Journal of the Heat Transfer Society of Japan consisting mainly of Japanese articles. JTST covers a variety of fields in thermal engineering including heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, combustion, bio-heat transfer, micro- and macro-scale transport phenomena and practical thermal problems in industrial applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Thermodynamics
Editor-in-chief Atsuki KOMIYAPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering11.7%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering11.6%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering8.9%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering8%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering6.6%
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering5.1%
- Radiative Heat Transfer StudiesEngineering4.4%
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
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 | 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 |
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 | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,280 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 50 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 41 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 115 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 144 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | JPY 80,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 80,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | JPY 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list, which the Editorial Office checks for each multi-author submission. Changes to the author list after the manuscript is received are not allowed for any reason. To qualify for authorship, authors must make a substantial contribution to the research conception and planning, data acquisition, analysis, and/or i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Author competing interests and conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare upon submission any competing or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author’s ability to conduct or report research impartially. Potential conflicts include (but are not limited t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, Open Access and Fees
JTST is fully Open Access and uses Creative Commons (CC) licenses, which allow users to use, reuse and build upon the material published in the journal without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the publisher or author. More details on the CC licenses are below.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
CC BY-NC-ND license for articles submitted later than September 1st (2021) Model summary
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JTST encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and peer review process
The journal uses single-blind peer review. When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, it is assigned to the Editor-in-Chief, who performs initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal’s scope or are not deemed suitable for publication are rejected without review. The Editor-in-Chief allocates each of the remaining manuscripts to an Editor, who handles peer review. The Editor selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JTST encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
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
- Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1880-5566
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Thermal Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Journal of Thermal Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Thermal Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Journal of Thermal Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Thermal Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Thermal Science and Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .