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International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration

Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2010-1325eISSN2010-1333
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.439
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
0.594
Total Worksi
565
Total Citationsi
4,327
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration is an open acess journal publishing content on various aspects of air-conditioning and refrigeration, which includes broad range of applications and underlying theories like fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and nano/bio-related technologies. Only international journal in the field of air-conditioning and refrigeration in Asia. Provides a forum for researchers and relevant societies to share latest findings related to air-conditioning and refrigeration. The journal publishes and welcomes original research articles, reviews and reports.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications565
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
OA Since2021
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2010-1325 / 2010-1333
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
44
286
2019
48
395
2020
41
121
2021
16
108
2022
28
225
2023
21
126
2024
24
93
2025
22
6
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.

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ2
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Thermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesControl and Systems EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration

Is International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration?

International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration 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 2.57.

Is International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration?

International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration is an open acess journal publishing content on various aspects of air-conditioning and refrigeration, which includes broad range of applications and underlying theories like fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and nano/bio-related technologies. Only international journal in the field of air-conditioning and refrigeration in Asia. Provides a forum for researchers and relevant societies to share latest findings related to air-conditioning and refrigeration. The journal publishes and welcomes original research articles, review

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