Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry
ISSN 0065-2725 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Annual · Founded 1963
Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry: impact factor 2.72; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is published by Elsevier Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, Structural and Chemical Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds and Synthesis and Reactivity of Heterocycles, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1960, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is the definitive serial in the area-one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists and most biological scientists. Each volume contains an index and each chapter is comprehensively referenced.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis of heterocyclic compoundsChemistry19.5%
- Structural and Chemical Analysis of Organic and Inorganic CompoundsChemistry14.7%
- Synthesis and Reactivity of HeterocyclesChemistry6.4%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry6.4%
- Chemical synthesis and pharmacological studiesChemistry6.3%
- Advanced Synthetic Organic ChemistryChemistry4.4%
- Chemical Reaction MechanismsChemistry4%
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis MethodsChemistry4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Chemistry | Q2 | 106/215 | 50th |
| Polymers and Plastics | Q3 | 85/168 | 49th |
| Biochemistry | Q3 | 254/448 | 43rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.72LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 602OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 458 |
| 2025 | 38 | 1 | 866 |
| 2024 | 30 | 2 | 960 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0 | 948 |
| 2022 | 40 | 1 | 1,134 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 1,009 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0065-2725
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry
What is the impact factor of Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .