Journal profile · Engineering, Mechanical
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer
ISSN 0887-8722 · eISSN 1533-6808 · American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; subscription journal; median 158 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer is published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) 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 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory, Heat Transfer and Optimization and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is devoted to the advancement of the science and technology of thermophysics and heat transfer through the dissemination of original research papers disclosing new technical knowledge and exploratory developments and applications based on new knowledge. The journal publishes qualified papers that deal with the properties and mechanisms involved in thermal energy transfer and storage in gases, liquids, and solids or combinations thereof. These studies include aerothermodynamics; conductive, convective, radiative, and multiphase modes of heat transfer; micro- and nano-scale heat transfer; nonintrusive diagnostics; numerical and experimental techniques; plasma excitation and flow interactions; thermal systems; and thermophysical properties. Papers that review recent research developments in any of the prior topics are also solicited.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Mechanical
Editor-in-chief Greg F. NatererPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryMathematics13.9%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering9.6%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering8.4%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering8.4%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering7.2%
- Radiative Heat Transfer StudiesEngineering6.3%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEngineering6.2%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering5.6%
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | 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 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | 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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | 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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,877OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,246 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 93 | 1 | 150 |
| 2024 | 85 | 6 | 255 |
| 2023 | 53 | 4 | 283 |
| 2022 | 85 | 4 | 618 |
| 2021 | 98 | 5 | 1,300 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 59 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 221 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (219 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0887-8722
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-6808
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer
What CAS zone is Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / 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 Thermophysics and Heat Transfer?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 110–206 days); 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 Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .