Journal profile · Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering
ISSN 1556-7265 · eISSN 1556-7273 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 156 days to acceptance (19 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Thermal properties of materials, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies and Heat Transfer and Optimization, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering is a journal covering the basic science and engineering of nanoscale and microscale energy and mass transport, conversion, and storage processes. The journal seeks manuscripts detailing studies that investigate, model, explore and/or utilize the unique thermal behavior and thermophysical properties that manifest themselves at the nano- and microscale. In addition, the journal addresses the uses of these principles for device and system applications in the fields of energy, environment, information, medicine, and transportation. The journal publishes both original research articles and reviews of historical accounts, latest progresses, and future directions in this rapidly advancing field. Papers deal with such topics as: transport and interactions of electrons, phonons, photons, and spins in solids interfacial energy transport and phase change processes microscale and nanoscale fluid and mass transport and chemical reaction molecular-level energy transport, storage, conversion, reaction, and phase transition near field thermal radiation ultrafast and high spatial resolution measurements multi length and time scale modeling and computations processing of nanostructured materials that utilizes or exhibits thermodynamic behavior not accessible under macroscopic bulk conditions energy conversion and storage devices and systems thermal management of devices and systems microfluidic and nanofluidic devices and systems molecular analysis devices and systems atomic-level energy conversion among electrons, phonons, photons, and fluid particles machine learning to predict and understand thermal properties of materials thermoelectric, thermophotovoltaic, and pyroelectric materials and devices molecular scale heat transport in soft matter (e.g., biological and bioinspired materials) dynamically switched thermal transport thermo-optical interactions in quantum-photonic systems cryogenic cooling for quantum computing
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Editor-in-chief Pamela NorrisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named United States 3, Mainland China 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thermal properties of materialsMaterials Science14.4%
- Thermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesEngineering11.2%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering11%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering9.6%
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesMaterials Science7.9%
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering5.2%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering4.1%
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryMathematics3.7%
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 | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | 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 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: CSA – Technology Research Database, Institut de L’Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST), SciSearch
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.63Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 20,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 147 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 93 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 223 |
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
156 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 234 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (19 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 19 articles with submission and acceptance dates (19 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 3 daysPublisher 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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- original research articlesThe journal publishes both original research articles and reviews of historical accounts, latest progresses, and future directions in this rapidly advancing fie…Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes both original research articles and reviews of historical accounts, latest progresses, and future directions in this rapidly advancing fie…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering 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? Incr…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1556-7265
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-7273
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 1-2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering
What CAS zone is Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing / Engineering, Mechanical / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology / Physics, Applied / 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 Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 19 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 156 days (interquartile range 127–234 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .