自1973年推出以來，雜環化合物為雜環化合物的有機、醫藥、分析和藥物化學等領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現的天然產品，這些產品的結構最近已經建立起來。另一部分是關于雜環體系的天然產物的合成。由于該雜志能夠在收到手稿后兩個月內發表文章，因此該領域的研究人員可以通過定期閱讀雜環來獲得關于雜環研究的最新信息。雜環化合物由日本雜環化學研究所（www.heterocycles.com）所有并出版。日本以外的雜環分布由愛思唯爾負責。

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.