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Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Springer Nature · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN1446-9235eISSN1479-8425
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
47
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q3+12
Total47
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.421
H-Index
50
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.477
Total Works
1,460
Total Citations
14,013
2yr Mean Citedness
1.04
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Sleep and Biological Rhythms is a quarterly peer-reviewed hybrid publication dealing with medical treatments relating to sleep, covering mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness from the ranging perspectives of basic science, medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, psychology, engineering, public health and related branches of the social sciences. The official English journal of the Japanese Society of Sleep Research. Publishes original research articles dealing with sleep and wakefulness, including biological rhythms. Basic science, medicine and social science relating to sleep and/or biological rhythms will be considered for publication. Publishes original articles, short papers, commentaries and the occasional reviews.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,460
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Nature
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1446-9235 / 1479-8425
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

NeurologyQ3
Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ3
Physiology (medical)Q3
PhysiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)PhysiologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sleep and related disordersSleep and Wakefulness ResearchObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchCircadian rhythm and melatoninSleep and Work-Related FatigueNeuroscience of respiration and sleepRestless Legs Syndrome ResearchParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsObesity, Physical Activity, DietYouth Substance Use and School Attendance
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref