本期刊致力于發表熱和傳質現象基礎研究領域的新進展，以及相關的材料性質及其測量，從而促進工程問題的應用。這本雜志以前的標題是“熱和質量轉移”，自1995年以來一直以“熱和質量轉移”為標題出版。

This journal is dedicated to publishing new developments in the field of basic research of heat and mass transfer phenomena, as well as related material properties and their measurements, thereby promoting applications to engineering problems.Formerly titled "W?rme- und Stoffübertragung," the journal has been publishing under the title "Heat and Mass Transfer" since 1995.