Heterocycles (journal)

Heterocycles
DisciplineHeterocyclic compounds
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKeiichiro Fukumoto
Publication details
History1973–2023
Publisher
The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry (Japan)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Heterocycles
Indexing
CODENHTCYAM
ISSN0385-5414 (print)
1881-0942 (web)
LCCN81641583
OCLC no.1416523935
Links

Heterocycles was a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on heterocyclic compounds and published by the Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry. It was established in 1973 and ceased publication in November 2023.[1] The unsigned announcement posted on its website was vague about the reasons for discontinuation stating:[2]

It has been decided that publication of HETEROCYCLES will be suspended as of December 2023 due to various circumstances. … HETEROCYCLES has completed its role of promoting the recognition of heterocyclic chemistry as a discipline that traverses various fields rather than being limited to one domain. Therefore, we decided to suspend publication at this time.

The notice did not discuss the abrupt deletion of access to existing articles, which were no longer provided to subscribers via the journal's website, despite ongoing library subscriptions.[1]

The journal's articles are preserved on CLOCKSS[3] and were released ("triggered") in June 2024.[4] The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry has not granted public access.[1] In July 2024, Chemistry World reported that the institute had initiated legal action against CLOCKSS related to the release of the archive.[5]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal was abstracted and indexed in the Chemical Abstracts Service[6] and Scopus (1983–2022).[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Singh Chawla, Dalmeet (2024-04-09). "A key chemistry journal disappeared from the web. Others are at risk". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ↑ "November 2023 Notification of Suspension of Publication". Archived from the original on 2024-02-17.
  3. ↑ Wise, Alicia (2011-10-06). "The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive". CLOCKSS. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ↑ Wise, Alicia (2024-06-25). "CLOCKSS triggers Heterocycles". Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  5. ↑ Chawla, Dalmeet Singh (2024-07-16). "Japanese chemistry institute sues archival site for hosting discontinued journal". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  6. ↑ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Source details: Heterocycles". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
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