Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (commonly abbreviated as J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn.) is a quarterly journal of non-equilibrium thermodynamics published by Walter de Gruyter. Founded in 1976, it carries a 2025 impact factor of 3.6.Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics（常用缩写 J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn.）是 Walter de Gruyter 出版的非平衡态热力学季刊，1976 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.6。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: the journal serves as an international publication organ for new ideas, insights and results on non-equilibrium phenomena in science, engineering and related natural systems, building a bridge between science and engineering.学科定位： 期刊是非平衡现象研究的国际发表园地，服务科学与工程及其相关自然系统，旨在搭建科学与工程之间的桥梁。
• Subject coverage: it follows newly observed non-equilibrium phenomena, analytic or numeric modelling for their interpretation, and vanguard methods to describe such phenomena.收录主题： 关注新观测到的非平衡现象、用于解释的分析或数值建模，以及描述非平衡现象的前沿方法。
• Application directions: contributions present novel approaches to analysing, modelling and optimizing engineering-relevant processes such as transport of mass, momentum and energy, separation of fluid phases, reproduction of living cells or energy conversion, with systems from the macro to the nano level.应用方向： 论文应就工程相关过程的分析、建模与优化提出新路径，如质量、动量与能量的输运过程、流体相分离、活细胞繁殖或能量转换，兴趣系统从宏观延伸至纳米尺度。
• Scope expansion: the journal has recently widened its emphasis to theoretical and experimental investigations of non-equilibrium phenomena in thermophysical, chemical, biochemical and abstract model systems of engineering relevance.扩界声明： 期刊近年扩充分工，强调热物理、化学、生化及抽象模型系统中非平衡现象的理论与实验研究。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal holds a second-quartile position in mechanics, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.6.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在力学类别中列第二区，2025 年影响因子为 3.6。^[2]

History

• Founded in 1976: the journal was launched by Jürgen U. Keller on 1 January 1976, appearing quarterly from the start.1976年创刊： 期刊由 Jürgen U. Keller 于 1976 年 1 月 1 日创办，首期即以季刊形式发行。
• Background to the founding: as research on irreversible thermodynamics gathered pace in the seventies, the journal gave the direction a dedicated venue.创刊背景： 七十年代不可逆过程热力学研究升温，期刊为这一方向提供了专门的交流阵地。
• Publisher history: long published by Walter de Gruyter, the journal now sits within the De Gruyter Brill house.出版方沿革： 期刊长期由 Walter de Gruyter 出版，现属 De Gruyter Brill 旗下。
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 2.157 in 2019, 6.6 in 2022 and 3.6 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 2.157，2022 年为 6.6，2025 年为 3.6。
• Frequency: the journal appears quarterly with four issues a year.刊期： 期刊为季刊，每年出版 4 期。^[3]

Editors

• Editor-in-chief: the journal is led by Karl Heinz Hoffmann of Chemnitz University of Technology.现任主编： 主编为 Karl Heinz Hoffmann，任职于开姆尼茨工业大学。
• Co-editors: the journal is edited jointly by Efstathios E. Michaelides and J. Miguel Rubi, with Janett Prehl as managing editor.共同编辑： 期刊由 Efstathios E. Michaelides 与 J. Miguel Rubi 共同主持编辑事务，管理编辑为 Janett Prehl。
• Editorial board: the board spans thermodynamics, transport phenomena and complex systems, with manuscripts lodged through the ScholarOne system for peer review.编委构成： 编委会覆盖热力学、输运现象与复杂系统等方向，稿件经 ScholarOne 在线系统递交并接受同行评审。^[4]
• Editorial policy: the journal favours contributions that genuinely deepen the basic understanding of non-equilibrium phenomena, welcoming theory, modelling and experiment in equal measure.编辑方针： 期刊偏好为非平衡现象的基础理解增添实质内容的成果，欢迎理论、建模与实验并举。
• Open access: the journal is hybrid, letting authors opt for open access publication.开放获取： 期刊为混合型，作者可选择开放获取出版。