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International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0017-9310eISSN1879-2189
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.224
H-Indexi
324
SNIPi
1.89
Total Worksi
35,464
Total Citationsi
1,423,457
2yr Mean Citednessi
5.43
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
10
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics; Thermodynamics; Condensed Matter Physics; Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary Language
1st Year Published
FrequencyTwenty-Six No. A Year, 2002-
StatusActive
Total Publications35,464
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0017-9310 / 1879-2189
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1.7k
64k
2019
1.4k
47k
2020
1.4k
42k
2021
1.2k
28k
2022
1.2k
23k
2023
1.3k
17k
2024
1.5k
8k
2025
1.1k
718
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ1
Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MechanicalMechanicsThermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesCondensed Matter PhysicsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Heat Transfer and OptimizationHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesHeat Transfer MechanismsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Is International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer?

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.43.

Is International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer?

Subject areas: Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics; Thermodynamics; Condensed Matter Physics; Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Mechanical Engineering.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref