本期刊致力于发表热和传质现象基础研究领域的新进展，以及相关的材料性质及其测量，从而促进工程问题的应用。这本杂志以前的标题是“热和质量转移”，自1995年以来一直以“热和质量转移”为标题出版。
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.