Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Heterocycles
ISSN 0385-5414 · Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1973
Heterocycles: impact factor 0; fully open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 6 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heterocycles is published by Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds, Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since its inception in 1973 HETEROCYCLES has provided a platform for the rapid exchange of research in the areas of organic, pharmaceutical, analytical, and medicinal chemistry of heterocyclic compounds in addition to communications, papers, reviews, a special section of the journal presents newly-discovered natural products whose structure has recently been established. Another section is devoted to the total synthesis of previously documented natural products with heterocyclic ring systems. Due to the fact that the journal is able to publish articles within two months of receipt of the manuscripts, researchers in this field can obtain up-to-date information on heterocyclic research by reading Heterocycles regularly. Audience: Organic and Physical Organic Chemists, Biochemists, Pharmacologists and Scientists studying heterocyclic compounds
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic CompoundsChemistry8.6%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry7.4%
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry7.4%
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloidsChemistry5.8%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemistry5.6%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry5.4%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Synthesis of heterocyclic compoundsChemistry4.7%
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)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 19 August 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,672OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,897 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 115 |
| 2022 | 189 | 189 | 347 |
| 2021 | 231 | 231 | 721 |
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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0385-5414
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heterocycles
What is the impact factor of Heterocycles?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Heterocycles?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Heterocycles?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heterocycles is indexed in Scopus.
Is Heterocycles open access, and what is the APC?
Heterocycles is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .