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Sleep Medicine

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1968

ISSN1878-5506

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.231

H-Index

190

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.243

Total Works

16,519

Total Citations

263,151

2yr Mean Citedness

0.94

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on sleep disorders and their management, including the impact of medical conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease on sleep, the use of diagnostic tools such as actigraphy, and the characteristics of central disorders of hypersomnolence like narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Frequency14 No. A Year. 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,519

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-5506

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sleep and related disordersSleep and Wakefulness ResearchObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchRestless Legs Syndrome ResearchSleep and Work-Related FatigueNeuroscience of respiration and sleepParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsCircadian rhythm and melatoninCardiovascular and Diving-Related ComplicationsHuman auditory perception and evaluation