Journal profile · Chemistry, Organic
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
ISSN 0022-152X · eISSN 1943-5193 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1964
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 90 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 192 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds and Synthesis and biological activity, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry is interested in publishing research on all aspects of heterocyclic chemistry, especially development and application of efficient synthetic methodologies and strategies for the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds. In addition, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry promotes research in other areas that contribute to heterocyclic synthesis/application, such as synthesis design, reaction techniques, flow chemistry and continuous processing, multiphase catalysis, green chemistry, catalyst immobilization and recycling. A heterocyclic compound is defined as any organic compound where the molecules are characterized by rings containing at least one atom other than carbon. These compounds are structurally similar to cyclic organic hydrocarbons, but their properties can vary widely from those of their hydrocarbon counterparts and are largely governed by the identity, location, and number of heteroatoms present in the molecule. It is this rich diversity of physical and biological properties that has led to intense study of heterocyclic compounds. It follows then that heterocyclic chemistry is the study of all aspects of heterocyclic compounds. Heterocyclic chemistry has its origin in organic synthesis, natural products chemistry, and medicinal chemistry. Indeed, most heterocyclic chemists will also consider themselves organic chemists and many will consider themselves to be natural products chemists and medicinal chemists as well. This relationship between disciplines arises because heterocyclic molecules are fundamental building blocks of biological systems. In addition to its importance to biology, heterocyclic chemistry has seen intense study in diverse areas such as dyes, photosensitizers, coordination compounds, polymeric materials, and many other fields. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Syntheses, reactions, and/or properties of heterocyclic compounds Connections between the preparation of heterocyclic compounds and their potential benefit to humanity Application of heterocyclic chemistry in total synthesis, catalysis, drug discovery, and materials science Physical organic chemistry studies of heterocyclic compounds Mechanistic studies of reactions leading to heterocyclic compounds Studies of the photophysical properties of heterocyclic compounds
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Organic
Editor-in-chief Kwong Fuk YeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 22%); most named Mainland China 5, India 5, Germany 3, Japan 2, France 2 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry12.1%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry11%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry10.7%
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic CompoundsChemistry6.9%
- Synthesis of heterocyclic compoundsChemistry6.5%
- Multicomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesChemistry5.4%
- Synthesis and Reactivity of HeterocyclesChemistry5.2%
- Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and ActivitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Organic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,544OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 167LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 167Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 292,936Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 28 | 34 |
| 2025 | 192 | 56 | 311 |
| 2024 | 181 | 78 | 849 |
| 2023 | 168 | 69 | 1,088 |
| 2022 | 191 | 13 | 1,612 |
| 2021 | 228 | 21 | 2,335 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
90 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 163 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (327 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- ACS
Article types accepted4
- research articleShort Communication Research Article Review Short Communications report results of scientific studies leading to heterocyclic compounds synthesis/applications t…Length not stated
- reviewShort Communication Research Article Review Short Communications report results of scientific studies leading to heterocyclic compounds synthesis/applications t…Length not stated
- short communicationShort Communication Research Article Review Short Communications report results of scientific studies leading to heterocyclic compounds synthesis/applications t…Length not stated
- surveyShort Communication Research Article Review Short Communications report results of scientific studies leading to heterocyclic compounds synthesis/applications t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
ORCID required for corresponding author Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-anonymized peer review model Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JHET. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: accepts articles previously published on preprint servers Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0022-152X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5193
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Organic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.83; CiteScore 5, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 90 days (interquartile range 51–163 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (5), India (5) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .