An International Journal for Reviews and Communications in Heterocyclic Chemistry
Guide for Authors
HETEROCYCLES - An International Journal for Reviews and Communication in Heterocyclic Chemistry — publishes accounts of research
on the organic and physical organic chemistry of heterocyclic compounds and natural products having the heterocyclic system. Four types
of manuscripts may be submitted: Communications, Papers, Notes, and Reviews.
All manuscripts and correspondence should be addressed
to The Editor: Keiichiro Fukumoto The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry 1-7-17, Motoakasaka Minato-ku Tokyo
107-0051 Japan
Communications: Communications must feature novel and significant work of exceptional interest in preliminary
form; they may be either experimentally oriented or entirely theoretical. The editors will consider manuscripts which feature urgent
significant results. Contributions that are sensibly speculative or constitute new interpretations of older findings are appropriate.
Papers: Papers contain definitive and comprehensive accounts of significant findings obtained through original work in
heterocyclic chemistry. Contributors who wish to have an experimental section included in their manuscripts should submit these manuscripts
as Papers. Microanalytical (C, H, N, O and then alphabetical) and spectral (IR, NMR, MS, etc.) data should be reported in the case
of new compounds.
Notes: Notes should be concise accounts of studies of a limited scope. Microanalytical (C, H,
N, O and then alphabetical) and spectral (IR, NMR, MS, etc.) data should be reported in the case of new compounds.
Reviews: The
Journal welcomes review-type manuscripts containing appropriate heterocyclic material.Especially welcome are reviews based, in part,
on work in the author's laboratory as well as reviews distinguished by some novel interpretation or presentation of the material.
Abstracts: All
manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract.
Graphical Abstracts: Authors are requested to supply a graphical abstract
and three or four key words, which should be different from the word included in the title. These abstracts should aim at presenting
the essence of accounts in a concise, pictorial form. Graphical abstracts should not exceed the space limitations. (4 x 8 cm).
Announcements: The
Journal will print, upon request, announcements of meetings, new books, or other developments of interest to heterocyclic and natural
products chemists.
Presentation of manuscripts: Manuscripts should be written in a clear and accurate fashion with careful
attention to detail.Manuscripts are considered for publication on the provision that they have not been, nor will be, published elsewhere.
Ordinarily a manuscript will be sent to two competent referees for critical appraisal. An author is free to suggest the names of appropriate
scientific experts who might be called upon for refereeing purposes. Comments of referees may be transmitted to the authors, but in no
instances will the names of the referees be disclosed to the author without prior permission.
Form of manuscript: Submit
manuscripts and graphical abstracts in quadruplicate in English with copies of graphs,drawings, etc. Manuscripts must be prepared using
a word processor. The text/image area of the first page should be 18 cm wide by 24 cm deep including the title. The text/image area on
all other pages should be 18 cm wide by approximately 25 cm deep to fit on A4 paper (21.0 cm x 29.6 cm). Please do not use U.S. letter
size paper.
A. General Instructions.
1. Arrangement: Printing, on one side of the paper, should occupy the
space within the typing area.
2. Font and Line Spacing: Manuscripts should be printed with a 12pt font and 1.50 line
spacing.
3. Printer: For best results a laser printer is recommended.
4. Diskettes: The electronic files
on the disk must correspond exactly to the final hard copy version supplied.
B. Layout of Manuscripts
1. General:
(a) Position on the page: The Title, Author's names, Address, and Abstract must be inset 3.5 cm from both left and right
margins.
(b) Heading: The Heading to the paper must comprise: TITLE (in ROMAN CAPITALS: not underlined) Author's
name(s) (First letters only in capitals) Author's address and e-mail address for correspondence [Author's name should include
the first name (without degrees) and the senior author should be indicated by an asterisk(*)]
2. Tables: Tables must be
inserted by the authors at the appropriate points in the text.
3. Structural, Formulae, Figures, Illustrations and Graphs:
These must be original prints, original line drawings or sharp glossy photographs. They should be inserted by the Authors at the
appropriate points in the text. Captions and Wording on the figures should as far as possible be printed.
4. Heading and Sub-headings:
Main headings, in capitals should commence 3.5 cm from the left-hand margin.
5. Nomenclature: All nomenclature should
be simple, unambiguous, and in conformity with the conventions developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
6. Acknowledgements and References: Acknowledgements may be included as a separate section. Authors are requested to submit
their references according to the following format:
1. T.Kametani and T. Honda, 'Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry: Application
of Aziridines to the Synthesis of Natural Products,' Vol. 39, ed. by A. R. Katritzky, Academic Press, Inc.,London, 1986, pp.181-236.
2. T. Kametani. K. Katoh, M. Tsubuki, and T. Honda, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 7055; M. Ihara, K. Nogu-Chi, T.Ohsawa,
K. Fukumoto and T. Kametani, J. Org. Chem., 1983, 48, 3150; T. Kametani, H. Yukawa, Y. Su-zuki, and T. Honda, J.
Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1985, 2151
3. L. M. Jackman, 'Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Organic
Chemistry', Pergamon Press, Inc., New York, 1959.
7. Parenthesis of compound number: Parenthesis should be located if
the compound number is an equivalent with the word just before the number.
C. Rates for Authors
1. Communications,
Papers, and Notes
Page Rates Authors, whose manuscript is published in the journal, will be charged. There are no
waivers or exceptions.
For contributions of 4 pages or less = Yen 18,000. For additional blocks of 4 pages = Yen 9,000 per block
of 4 pages
Space is divided into blocks of four pages. There is no partial refund for unused pages.
Reprints Reprints
must be ordered before the issue containing the manuscript is published.
1-4 pp. 50 copies Yen 10,000, 100 copies Yen 18,000, 200
copies Yen 27,000, 300 copies Yen 36,000 5-8 pp. 50 copies Yen 18,000, 100 copies Yen 32,400, 200 copies Yen 48,600, 300 copies Yen
64,800 9-12 pp. 50 copies Yen 25,200, 100 copies Yen 45,000, 200 copies Yen 67,500, 300 copies Yen 90,000 13-16 pp. 50 copies
Yen 30,200, 100 copies Yen 54,000, 200 copies Yen 81,000, 300 copies Yen 108,000 17-20 pp. 50 copies Yen 33,200, 100 copies Yen 59,400,
200 copies Yen 89,100, 300 copies Yen 118,800 21-24 pp. 50 copies Yen 36,500, 100 copies Yen 65,300, 200 copies Yen 98,000, 300 copies
Yen 130,700 25-28 pp. 50 copies Yen 38,300, 100 copies Yen 68,600, 200 copies Yen 102,900, 300 copies Yen 137,200 29-36 pp. 50
copies Yen 40,200, 100 copies Yen 72,000, 200 copies Yen 108,000, 300 copies Yen 144,000
2. Reviews
Page Rates Authors are not charged for publication of their reviews.
Reprints Reprints of reviews must be ordered before
the issue containing the manuscript is published.
50 copies Yen 2,000 per page 100 copies Yen 3,500 per page 200 copies Yen
5,600 per page For each additional 100 copies Yen 1,8000 per page
3. Postage Shipping charge will be charged to the
authors.
