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Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Springer Nature · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN1446-9235eISSN1479-8425

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

156

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 137d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.587

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.477

Total Worksi

1,460

Total Citationsi

14,013

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly, 2007-

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1446-9235 / 1479-8425

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

565

2019

451

2020

406

2021

501

2022

320

2023

122

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

NeurologyQ3

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ3

PhysiologyQ3

Physiology (medical)Q3

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

Frequently asked questions about Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Is Sleep and Biological Rhythms a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sleep and Biological Rhythms: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sleep and Biological Rhythms?

Sleep and Biological Rhythms is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.04.

Is Sleep and Biological Rhythms indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sleep and Biological Rhythms is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.