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Computational Thermal Sciences

Begell House Inc. · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1940-2554

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.248

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.565

Total Worksi

761

Total Citationsi

3,426

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Computational Thermal Sciences is an international journal that provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, methods, and results in computational heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and mass transfer. It covers topics such as novel computational methods for direct and inverse problems, verification and validation, the laws of thermodynamics, and thermal properties of substances, with applications in areas like energy and materials processing.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications761

Publisher OrgBegell House

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Begell House Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-2554

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

2019

392

2020

193

2021

118

2022

107

2023

2024

2025

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.

Computational MathematicsQ3

Computational MechanicsQ3

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ3

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ3

Numerical AnalysisQ3

Surfaces and InterfacesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Thermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSurfaces and InterfacesComputational MathematicsEnergy Engineering and Power Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferHeat Transfer and OptimizationFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsHeat Transfer MechanismsRadiative Heat Transfer StudiesCombustion and flame dynamicsHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesLattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Frequently asked questions about Computational Thermal Sciences

Is Computational Thermal Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Computational Thermal Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Computational Thermal Sciences?

Computational Thermal Sciences 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 0.73.

Is Computational Thermal Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Computational Thermal Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.