About this journal

Aims and scope

Publishing 22 issues per year, Heat Transfer Engineering is an unparalleled resource for key advances in the field of heat transfer for the practicing engineer and other workers in the field. The journal publishes analytical, numerical, and experimental articles of lasting interest in the general area of heat-mass transfer and the related fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

In a clear, easy-to-read format, the journal includes refereed papers of original work, state-of-the-art reviews, articles on new developments in equipment or practices, reviews of fundamentals, heat in history articles, book reviews, news items on people and companies in the field, advertising, and any other items that may be appropriate.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor and/or selected members of the Editorial Board, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Readership

Practicing engineers and specialists in heat transfer.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 132K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 1.9 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 4.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.108 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.537 (2023) SJR

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief:

Afshin J. Ghajar
Oklahoma State University
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Stillwater, OK USA

Founding Editors:

Kenneth J. Bell - Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK USA, [email protected]
Geoffrey F. Hewitt - Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK, [email protected]
Ernst U. Schlünder - Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe, Germany, [email protected]
Jerry Taborek - Sedona, AZ USA, [email protected]

Editor Emeritus:

Arthur E. Bergles - Heat in History Emeritus Editor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY USA,  [email protected]

Executive Editors:

Zahid H. Ayub - Case Studies and Technology Development Editor, Isotherm, Inc., Arlington, TX, USA, [email protected]
Amir Faghri - Fuel Cells & Heat Pipes Editor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, [email protected]
Satish G. Kandlikar - Heat in History Editor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA, [email protected]
Ahmad Fakheri- Book Review Editor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA, [email protected]
Petr Stehlik - Industrial Applications Editor, Technical University of Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, [email protected]

Associate Editors:

Swanand Bhagwat - Fluids Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, 78238, USA, [email protected]
Neima Brauner - Department of Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69987 Israel, [email protected]
Lixin Cheng - Department Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK, [email protected]
Kian Jon Chua - Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, [email protected]
Jeff Darabi - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL 62026, USA, [email protected]
Sarit K. Das - School of Mechanical, Materials, and Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India, [email protected]
Annunziata D'Orazio - Department of Astronautical Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, [email protected]
Kamel Hooman - Process & Energy Department, Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3ME), Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands, [email protected]
Amir Jokar- Exponent, Inc. 15615 Alton Parkway, Suite 350, Irvine, CA 92618, USA, [email protected]
Mohammad Reza Malayeri - School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, [email protected]
Josua P. Meyer - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Banghoek Rd, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa, [email protected]
Helcio R. B. Orlande - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Cid University, Cx. Postal 68503, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21945-970Brazil, [email protected]
Shripad Revankar - School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA, [email protected]
Pouyan Talebizadeh Sardari - Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains, Institute of Energy Futures, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK, [email protected]
Lap Mou Tam - Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China, [email protected]
Clement C. Tang -  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA, [email protected]
John R. Thome - Laboratory of Heat & Mass Transfer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland, [email protected]
Chi-Chuan Wang - Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, EE474, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, [email protected]
Qiuwang Wang - School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710049, China, [email protected]
Zan Wu - Department of Energy Engineering, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China, [email protected]
Guodong Xia - Schoolof Energy Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Pingleyuan 100, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, [email protected]
Jiyun Zhao - Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, [email protected]

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/indexed in: Aluminum Industry Abstracts; Chemical Abstracts Service; Civil Engineering Abstracts; Compendex; Composites Industry Abstracts; Computer & Information Systems Abstracts; Corrosion Abstracts; Current Contents: Electronics & Communications Abstracts; Engineering, Computing, and Technology; CSA – Technology Research Database; Engineering Material Abstracts; Engineering Index Monthly; INIST; Materials Business File; Materials Science Citation Index; Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts; Metals Abstracts/METADEX; Science Citation Index; Scopus; Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts.

Open access

Heat Transfer Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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