自1973年推出以來，雜環(huán)化合物為雜環(huán)化合物的有機、醫(yī)藥、分析和藥物化學(xué)等領(lǐng)域的研究提供了快速交流的平臺。除了交流、論文和評論，該雜志的一個特別部分還介紹了新發(fā)現(xiàn)的天然產(chǎn)品，這些產(chǎn)品的結(jié)構(gòu)最近已經(jīng)建立起來。另一部分是關(guān)于雜環(huán)體系的天然產(chǎn)物的合成。由于該雜志能夠在收到手稿后兩個月內(nèi)發(fā)表文章，因此該領(lǐng)域的研究人員可以通過定期閱讀雜環(huán)來獲得關(guān)于雜環(huán)研究的最新信息。雜環(huán)化合物由日本雜環(huán)化學(xué)研究所（www.heterocycles.com）所有并出版。日本以外的雜環(huán)分布由愛思唯爾負責(zé)。

Since its launch 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 and 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. Heterocycles is owned and published by The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry (www.heterocycles.com). The distribution of Heterocycles outside Japan is handled by Elsevier.