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Aligned with UN Sustainability Development Goals, this journal explores technological advances in thermal engineering which can support access to affordable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on all areas of thermal energy science and engineering to support access to affordable and sustainable energy for all. Led by Field Chief Ed...

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Xianguo Li

University of Waterloo

Canada

Editor-in-Chief

Thermochemical Engineering

Bidyut Baran Saha

Kyushu University

Japan

Specialty Chief Editor

Thermal Energy Storage and Conversion

Dominic Groulx

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Thermal Management

Leonid A. Dombrovsky

Ariel University

Israel

Specialty Chief Editor

Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Applications

Omid Mahian

Xi'an Jiaotong University

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Thermal Science and Energy Systems

Ricardo Novella

Universitat Politècnica de València

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Heat Engines

S M Sohel Murshed

Higher Technical Institute, University of Lisbon

Portugal

Specialty Chief Editor

Micro- and Nano-Scale Heat Transfer

Tingzhen Ming

Wuhan University of Technology

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Thermal Behavior of Materials & Structures

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Scope

Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on all areas of thermal energy science and engineering to support access to affordable and sustainable energy for all. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Xianguo Li (University of Waterloo, Canada) and indexed in the DOAJ, the journal welcomes fundamental and basic research as well as applied and industry-focused engineering and technology developments which can enable a sustainable future. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: advancements in cooling and heating combustion engineering heat engines heat transfer mechanisms and applications thermal science and energy systems thermal system design. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 7: affordable and clean energy; and SDG 13: climate action. A strong emphasis is therefore given to applied aspects relating to the design, development, demonstration, and implementation of components, devices, equipment, technologies, and systems involving thermal processes for the production, transmission, storage, utilization, conservation, and management of energy with improved energy efficiency and minimized energy footprint. Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is committed to enabling scientific breakthroughs in thermal energy science and engineering by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike.

Aims

Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on all areas of thermal energy science and engineering to support access to affordable and sustainable energy for all.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Xianguo Li (University of Waterloo, Canada) and indexed in the DOAJ, the journal welcomes fundamental and basic research as well as applied and industry-focused engineering and technology developments which can enable a sustainable future. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

advancements in cooling and heating

combustion engineering

heat engines

heat transfer mechanisms and applications

thermal science and energy systems

thermal system design.

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 7: affordable and clean energy; and SDG 13: climate action. A strong emphasis is therefore given to applied aspects relating to the design, development, demonstration, and implementation of components, devices, equipment, technologies, and systems involving thermal processes for the production, transmission, storage, utilization, conservation, and management of energy with improved energy efficiency and minimized energy footprint.

Frontiers in Thermal Engineering is committed to enabling scientific breakthroughs in thermal energy science and engineering by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/about

ISSN
2813-0456
Editor-in-Chief
Xianguo Li (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Advancements in Cooling and Heating

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/advancements-in-cooling-and-heating

  • Heat Engines

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/heat-engines

  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Applications

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/heat-transfer-mechanisms-and-applications

  • Micro- and Nano-Scale Heat Transfer

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/micro--and-nano-scale-heat-transfer

  • Thermal Behavior of Materials & Structures

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/thermal-behavior-of-materials-structures

  • Thermal Energy Storage and Conversion

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/thermal-energy-storage-and-conversion

  • Thermal Management

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/thermal-management

  • Thermal Science and Energy Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/thermal-science-and-energy-systems

  • Thermochemical Engineering

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/sections/thermochemical-engineering

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Data Report
  • Brief Research Report
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 1,495 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 990 — Mini Review, Perspective, Data Report, Brief Research Report, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

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Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

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Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/about

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Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Articles
50
Total views
308,600
Downloads
961,000
Citations
389

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Citations
389
Acceptance rate
33
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.