An organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode, a plurality of organic layers including a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and a cathode laminated on a substrate, wherein at least one of the plurality of organic layers, which is selected from the group consisting of the phosphorescent light-emitting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an electron-transporting layer, and a hole-blocking layer, contains an indolocarbazole compound represented by the general formula: wherein a ring I represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring represented by the formula to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions, and a ring II represents a heterocycle represented by the formula to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions; A each represents C-R or N and at least one of A represents N; and L each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms, r represents an integer of from 1 to 4, and at least one of L represents a fused heterocyclic group formed of two to four rings; in the general formula and the formula, R each independently represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms, p each independently represents an integer of from 0 to 4, and q represents an integer of from 0 to 2; in the formula, X 1 to X 4 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms, n represents an integer of from 1 to 5, l and m each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 5, and when l, m, or n represents 2 or more, X 2, X 3, or X 4 may be identical to or different from each other, characterized in that the total number of X 1 to X 4 in the formula is from 4 to 7. a ring I represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring represented by the formula to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions, and a ring II represents a heterocycle represented by the formula to be fused to adjacent rings at arbitrary positions; A each represents C-R or N and at least one of A represents N; and L each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms, r represents an integer of from 1 to 4, and at least one of L represents a fused heterocyclic group formed of two to four rings; in the general formula and the formula, R each independently represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms, p each independently represents an integer of from 0 to 4, and q represents an integer of from 0 to 2; in the formula, X 1 to X 4 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 17 carbon atoms, n represents an integer of from 1 to 5, l and m each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 5, and when l, m, or n represents 2 or more, X 2, X 3, or X 4 may be identical to or different from each other, characterized in that the total number of X 1 to X 4 in the formula is from 4 to 7.