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Thermal Engineering

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN0040-6015eISSN1555-6301
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.298
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
0.907
Total Worksi
2,909
Total Citationsi
11,113
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.95
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Thermal Engineering is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the study and application of heat transfer and thermodynamics principles to systems and processes involving the conversion, transfer, storage, and use of energy. Analyzes the current state and future prospects of energy development, design, and operation of power engineering equipment. Explores energy conservation, pollution control, theoretical fundamentals of heat engineering, and non-traditional heat sources. Welcomes submissions in English and aims to be a globally recognized publication.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 218 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,909
Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pleiades Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0040-6015 / 1555-6301
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?
English

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
205
789
2019
243
474
2020
207
562
2021
213
464
2022
229
388
2023
226
249
2024
198
95
2025
108
4
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.

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ3
Nuclear Energy and EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsThermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Nuclear Energy and EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Power Generation TechnologiesCoal Combustion and Slurry ProcessingEngineering Diagnostics and ReliabilityIndustrial Engineering and TechnologiesNuclear reactor physics and engineering

Frequently asked questions about Thermal Engineering

Is Thermal Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Thermal Engineering: 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 Thermal Engineering?

Thermal Engineering 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 0.95.

Is Thermal Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Thermal Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Thermal Engineering?

Thermal Engineering is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the study and application of heat transfer and thermodynamics principles to systems and processes involving the conversion, transfer, storage, and use of energy. Analyzes the current state and future prospects of energy development, design, and operation of power engineering equipment. Explores energy conservation, pollution control, theoretical fundamentals of heat engineering, and non-traditional heat sources. Welcomes submissions in English and aims to be a globally recognized publication.

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