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Journal of Thermal Science and Technology

Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers · Japan · Est. 2002

ISSN1880-5566eISSN1880-5566

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.318

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.415

Total Works

1,271

Total Citations

5,496

2yr Mean Citedness

0.73

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Aims & Scope

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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,271

Publisher OrgJapan Society Mechanical Engineers

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-5566 / 1880-5566

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

InstrumentationQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Thermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEngineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Instrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Heat Transfer and OptimizationCombustion and flame dynamicsAdvanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesHeat Transfer MechanismsFire dynamics and safety researchRadiative Heat Transfer StudiesRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsCombustion and Detonation Processes