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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #15,302Diamond OA

Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering

Identifier (ISSN):2578-7616(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis Group
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.36
#15,302

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
7

7 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
4articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal across multidisciplinary scientific domains, published by Taylor & Francis Group in United Kingdom. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.360 (Q2), an H-index of 7.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Materials scienceMetallurgy90.6%Composite material87.5%Chemistry84.4%Organic chemistry68.8%Physics68.8%Quantum mechanics62.5%Crystallography46.9%Microstructure46.9%Computer science43.8%Optics40.6%Fluorescence34.4%Quenching (fluorescence)34.4%Process (computing)31.3%Operating system31.3%Engineering31.3%Programming language31.3%Mathematics25%Thermodynamics21.9%Biology21.9%Tempering21.9%Alloy21.9%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

7 year
2025Latest
IF0
Articles / Year4
Total Citations4
2024
IF—
Articles / Year12
Total Citations24
2023
IF—
Articles / Year7
Total Citations49
2022
IF—
Articles / Year10
Total Citations41
2021
IF—
Articles / Year4
Total Citations37

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #15,302Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2019-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Materials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.36

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.74

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,737 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations47
3-Year Documents29
Citable Documents29

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Metals and AlloysQ2
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal across multidisciplinary scientific domains, published by Taylor & Francis Group in United Kingdom. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.360 (Q2), an H-index of 7.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 4 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with an estimated APC of $2,737 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Diamond OA
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
DOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01