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Heterocyclic Communications

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1994

ISSN0793-0283eISSN2191-0197
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total52
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.292
H-Index
32
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.479
Total Works
2,232
Total Citations
11,820
2yr Mean Citedness
3.36
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Aims & Scope

Heterocyclic Communications is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing preliminary communications, research articles, and reviews on significant developments in all phases of heterocyclic chemistry, including general synthesis, natural products, computational analysis, considerable biological activity and inorganic ring systems. It is poised to captivate a diverse readership across the fields of chemistry, biology, and biotechnology, including scholars who would like to gain profound insights into the latest scientific breakthroughs, as well as non-scholarly readers, who seek to expand their knowledge and deepen their understanding with reference to the newest discoveries in the field of science. Heterocyclic Communications assures the top quality of published data through critical peer-review and editorial involvement throughout the entire publication process. Clear presentation of experimental and computational data is strongly emphasized. Thanks to the Open Access model, it also offers unrestricted access to published articles for all users. The published content includes research articles, review articles, and preliminary communications. The journal aims to facilitate the communication and collaboration of scientists across different countries. Heterocyclic chemistry is a rapidly growing field. By some estimates original research papers in heterocyclic chemistry have increased to more than 60% of the current organic chemistry literature published. This explosive growth is even greater when considering heterocyclic research published in materials science, physical, biophysical, analytical, bioorganic, pharmaceutical, medicinal and natural products journals. There is a need, therefore, for a journal dedicated explicitly to heterocyclic chemistry and the properties of heterocyclic compounds. The scope of Heterocyclic Communications is covers scholarly research in: Development of novel synthetic methods Significant improvement of known synthetic methods Chemistry of natural products Superior biological activity of novel heterocyclic compounds, rational design and synthesis of new drug candidates targeting specific biological receptors Application of heterocyclic compounds as probes for biomolecules in biophysical and bioanalytical chemistry Development of new substrates and catalysts in materials chemistry

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1994
Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,232
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost$1,600Below median
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0793-0283 / 2191-0197
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$1,600
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Organic ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Organic

Scopus Categories

Organic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Synthesis and biological activitySynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsSynthesis and Biological EvaluationMulticomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesSynthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref